Maintenance of Neovascularization at the Implantation Site of an Artificial Device by bFGF and Endothelial Cell Transplant

Development of a subcutaneously implantable bioartificial pancreas (BAP) with immunoisolatory function could have a great impact on the treatment of diabetes mellitus. We have developed an implantable BAP device with an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVAL) membrane. In the present study, we used basic fibr...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Miki, Jorge D. Rivas-Carrillo, Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez, Yong Chen, Kimiaki Tanaka, Michiki Narushima, Yasuhiko Tabata, Teru Okitsu, Hirofumi Noguchi, Shinichi Matsumoto, Noriaki Tanaka, Naoya Kobayashi M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-11-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000006783981378