title: A simple method for transplanting discordant islets into rats using alginate gel spheres.
authors.affiliation: BioHybrid Technologies, Inc., Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ecker
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Kühtreiber
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Staruk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chick
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000601:surgery*; D005782:Gels; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013552:Swine; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D005782:Gels; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020723:Glucuronic Acid