Storage and microencapsulation of islets for transplantation

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-38

  Charles, Kirk ^a   Harland, Robert C ^a   Ching, Denise ^a   Opara, Emmanuel C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking; Cryopreservation; Islets; Microencapsulation

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; INSULIN RELEASE; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THAWING;

EID: 0033934665     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096368970000900105     Document Type: Article

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