Impaired glucose tolerance in recipients of an intraperitoneally implanted microencapsulated islet allograft is caused by the slow diffusion of insulin through the peritoneal membrane.
de Vos
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Surgical Research Laboratory, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Vegter
D
D
Strubbe
J H
JH
de Haan
B J
BJ
van Schilfgaarde
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D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002214:Capsules; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002214:Capsules; D007328:Insulin