Polyphenol, an Extract of Green Tea, Increases Culture Recovery Rates of Isolated Islets from Nonhuman Primate Pancreata and Marginal Grade Human Pancreata

Investigations indicate that an extract of green tea, polyphenol, can significantly increase the culture survival rate of rat islets without deteriorating their functionality. In this study, we examined the effect of adding polyphenol to islets isolated from human pancreata and nonhuman primate panc...

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Main Authors: Guangming Zhang, Shinichi Matsumoto, Suong-Hyu Hyon, Sabrina A. Qualley, Lisa Upshaw, D. Michael Strong, Jo-Anna Reems
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2004-03-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000004773301825