Striated Muscle as Implantation Site for Transplanted Pancreatic Islets
Islet transplantation is an attractive treatment for selected patients with brittle type 1 diabetes. In the clinical setting, intraportal transplantation predominates. However, due to extensive early islet cell death, the quantity of islets needed to restore glucose homeostasis requires in general a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Transplantation |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/352043 |