Improved insulin release from a bioartificial pancreas using mesh-reinforced polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel tube: immobilization of islets in agarose gel.
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First Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
Inoue
K
K
Kogire
M
M
Sumi
S
S
Fujisato
T
T
Gu
Y J
YJ
Shinohara
S
S
Hayashi
H
H
Doi
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R
Imamura
M
M
D000818:Animals; D001187:Artificial Organs; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D046508:Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005782:Gels; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005782:Gels; D007328:Insulin; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol