Cell transplantation for endocrine disorders

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 103-120

  Lee, Moon Kyu ^a   Bae, You Han ^b  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Dept of Mat Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adrenal isufficiency; Cell transplantation; Diabetes; Endocrine disorders; Hypoparathyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Immunoisolation

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; IMMUNOLOGY;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOARTIFICIAL THYROID TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOISOLATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION;

TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

INSULIN;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENCAPSULATION; ENDOCRINE CELL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GRAFT REJECTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PARATHYROID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; THYROID CELL;

EID: 0343192199     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(00)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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