Modified Subcutaneous Tissue with Neovascularization is Useful as the Site for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation

The success rate of subcutaneous transplantation of pancreatic islets has been extremely low. Insufficient oxygen supply to the grafted islets is one possible major obstacle to the preservation of graft function. This study attempted to use basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in subcutaneous trans...

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Main Authors: Yoshiyuki Kawakami, Hiroo Iwata, Yuanjung Gu, Masaaki Miyamoto, Yoshinobu Murakami, Toru Yamasaki, Wanxing Cui, Yoshito Ikada, Masayuki Imamura, Kazutomo Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2000-09-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/096368970000900523