Development of a Bioartificial Vascular Pancreas

Transplantation of pancreatic islets has been shown to be effective, in some patients, for the long-term treatment of type 1 diabetes. However, transplantation of islets into either the portal vein or the subcutaneous space can be limited by insufficient oxygen transfer, leading to islet loss. Furth...

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Main Authors: Edward X Han, Juan Wang, Mehmet Kural, Bo Jiang, Katherine L Leiby, Nazar Chowdhury, George Tellides, Richard G Kibbey, Jeffrey H Lawson, Laura E Niklason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Tissue Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20417314211027714