Xenotransplantation of adult porcine islets in diabetic mice

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 509-513

  Tze, W J ^a   Cheung, S ^a   Tai, J ^a   Tsang, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation UV B irradiation; Porcine islets; Xenotransplantation immunology

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; TACROLIMUS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031657043     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978922     Document Type: Article

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