title: Long-term culture or complement inhibition improves early islet function in dog to rat islet xenotransplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ketchum
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Perloff
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naji
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Brayman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D046508:Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013997:Time Factors; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; C016310:cobra venom factor