[Significance of the size of islands of Langerhans for successful vascularization after free transplantation].
With the use of intravital microscopy and computer-assisted image analysis systems the quantitative analysis of angiogenesis of freely transplanted islets of Langerhans shows that large islets compared with small islets become significantly better vascularized.
D000818:Animals; D002196:Capillaries / Q000503:physiopathology; D006224:Cricetinae; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000098:blood supply*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology; D008647:Mesocricetus; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000503:physiopathology; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008866:Microsurgery; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*