Improved histological evaluation of vascularity around an immunoisolation device by correlating number of vascular profiles to glucose exchange

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 713-719

  Sörenby, Anne ^a   Rafael, Ehab ^a   Tibell, Annika ^a   Wernerson, Annika ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Cell transplantation; Immunoisolation; Microcirculation; Neovascularization

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DEVICE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOISOLATION DEVICE; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 12244283986     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000004783983512     Document Type: Article

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