Evaluation of Insulin Secretion of Isolated Rat Islets Cultured in Extracellular Matrix

Islet isolation involves enzymatic digestion of the interstitial matrix and mechanical disruption of the tissue. It is possible that a fundamental change of islet biology resulting from the loss of critical factors required for islet function or survival will occur. Extracellular matrix (ECM) is one...

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Main Authors: Natsuki Nagata, Yuanjun Gu, Hiroshi Hori, A. N. Balamurugan, Maki Touma, Yoshiyuki Kawakami, Wenjing Wang, Tomomi T. Baba, Akira Satake, Masumi Nozawa, Yasuhiko Tabata, Kazutomo Inoue M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2001-05-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000001783986549