In vitro function of islets of Langerhans encapsulated with a membrane of porcine chondrocytes for immunoisolation

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 204-210

  Pollok, Jörg Matthias ^a   Lorenzen, Margret ^a   Kölln, Philipp Alexander ^a   Török, Éva ^a   Kaufmann, Peter Matthias ^a   Kluth, Dietrich ^a   Bohuslavizki, Karl Heinz ^a   Gundlach, Matthias ^a   Rogiers, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Chondrocyte matrix; Diabetes mellitus; Immunoisolation; Islet transplantation; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; RAT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; GLUCOSE; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SWINE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0034913523     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050130     Document Type: Article

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