Effects of cryopreservation on cell viability and insulin secretion in a model Tissue-Engineered Pancreatic Substitute (TEPS)

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 449-456

  Mukherjee, Neil ^a,b   Chen, Zhenzhen ^c   Sambanis, Athanassios ^a,b   Song, Ying ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Organ Recovery Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell encapsulation; Cryopreservation; Pancreatic substitute; Vitrification; TC3 cells

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ALGINATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MACROGOL 400; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELF LIFE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27644485054     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000005783982882     Document Type: Article

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