Studies on smaller (~315 μM) microcapsules: IV. Feasibility and safety of intrahepatic implantations of small alginate poly-L-lysine microcapsules

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-337

  Leblond, François A ^a   Simard, Ginette ^a   Henley, Nathalie ^a   Rocheleau, Bernard ^b   Huet, P Michel ^b   Hallé, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intrahepatic implantation; Microcapsule size; Microencapsulation; Portal pressure

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; POLYLYSINE; ALGINATE POLYLYSINE ALGINATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LATEX; MICROSPHERE; STRONTIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANTATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER STRUCTURE; MICROCAPSULE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; LIVER; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CAPSULES; LATEX; LIVER; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSPHERES; POLYLYSINE; PORTAL PRESSURE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRONTIUM;

EID: 0033129146     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096368979900800303     Document Type: Article

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