The Isolation and Function of Porcine Islets from Market Weight Pigs

The efficacy of clinical islet transplantation has been demonstrated with autografts, and although islet allografts have established insulin independence in a small number of IDDM patients, the treatment is confounded by the necessity of immunosuppression, the lack of donor tissue, and recurring isl...

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Main Authors: John J. O'neil, Jan P. Stegemann, Donald T. Nicholson, Kerry A. Gagnon, Barry A. Solomon, Claudy J.-P. Mullon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2001-04-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000001783986792