Differentiation and Expansion of Beta Cell Mass in Porcine Neonatal Pancreatic Cell Clusters Transplanted into Nude Mice
Neonatal porcine pancreas has considerable capacity for growth and differentiation, making it an attractive potential source of islet tissue for xenotransplantation. Pancreases from 1–3-day-old newborn pigs were digested with collagenase and cultured for 8 days. The resulting cellular aggregates are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
1999-11-01
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| Series: | Cell Transplantation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/096368979900800613 |