Long-term graft function of cryostored alginate encapsulated rat islets

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Microencapsulation of pancreatic islets before transplantation is a promising approach to enable graft function in an immunocompetent recipient without immunosuppression. However, the insufficient availability of allogenic islet tissue is a major problem. One con...

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Main Authors: Schneider Stephan, Klein Harald H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/16/9/396