Alginate microcapsules for pancreatic islet cell graft immunoprotection: Struggle and progress towards the final cure for type 1 diabetes mellitus

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-205

  Calafiore, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Cell immunity; Insulin; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MICROCAPSULE; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

ALGINATES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CAPSULES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037393499     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.3.2.201     Document Type: Review

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