Article
Isolation outcome and functional characteristics of young and adult pig pancreatic islets for transplantation studies
1 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Pig islets have been proposed as an alternative to human islets for clinical use, but their use is limited by rejection. The availability of genetically modified pigs devoid of alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase might provide islets more suitable for xenotransplantation. To limit the costs involved in the logistics and health care of pigs for clinical xenotransplantation, we have studied whether...
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