Ischemia due to vascular rejection causes islet loss after pancreas transplantation.
Nakhleh
R E
RE
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
Gruessner
R W
RW
D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000601:surgery*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000098:blood supply*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation; D013552:Swine; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous