Pathogen Inactivation of Human Serum Facilitates its Clinical Use for Islet Cell Culture and Subsequent Transplantation

Serum is regarded as an essential supplement to promote survival and growth of cells during culture. However, the potential risk of transmitting diseases disqualifies the use of serum for clinical cell therapy in most countries. Hence, most clinical cell therapy programs have replaced human serum wi...

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Main Authors: Magnus U. Ståhle, Daniel Brandhorst, Olle Korsgren, Folke Knutson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-06-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368910X539056