Islet encapsulation: Advances and obstacles

Diabetologia

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1458-1461

  Weir, G C ^a,b  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta cell; Biomaterials; Diabetes; Encapsulation; Insulin secretion; Islets

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; MICROCAPSULE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CAPSULES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GLUCURONIC ACID; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84878844259     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-013-2921-1     Document Type: Review

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