A simple method for transplanting discordant islets into rats using alginate gel spheres.
Lanza
R P
RP
BioHybrid Technologies, Inc., Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545, USA.
Ecker
D
D
Kühtreiber
W M
WM
Staruk
J E
JE
Marsh
J
J
Chick
W L
WL
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*
D000464:Alginates; D005782:Gels; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020723:Glucuronic Acid