Preservation of the functional integrity of islets for transplantation: Ficoll versus dextran gradients for purification.
al-Abdullah
I H
IH
Department of Organ Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Kumar
M S
MS
Abouna
G M
GM
D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D002470:Cell Survival; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient / Q000379:methods; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003911:Dextrans; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D005362:Ficoll; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014021:Tissue Preservation
D001786:Blood Glucose; D003524:Cyclosporins; D003911:Dextrans; D005362:Ficoll