Development of a Cryopreservation Procedure Employing a Freezer Bag for Pancreatic Islets Using a Newly Developed Cryoprotectant

One of the most important requirements for success in clinical islet transplantation is the use of a large number of viable donor islets. To achieve this, the ability to cryopreserve islets and to establish an islet bank are critical. Previously, we developed a two-step cryopreservation procedure wi...

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Main Authors: Masaaki Miyamoto, A. N. Balamurugan, Yuka Nozawa, Tomonori Sakurai, Baoyou Xu, Shigehiro Yoshimura, Tsuneo Tanaka, Toshihiro Tohyama, Junji Miyakoshi, Kazutomo Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2001-05-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000001783986576