Increased Yield and Improved Transplantation Outcome of Mouse Islets with Bovine Serum Albumin

Isolation and transplantation of rodent islets are frequently used as a tool for predicting the behavior of new protocols for islet allotransplants in type 1 diabetes patients. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is recognized as a protease inhibitor possibly protecting function and viability in islets. For...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Bertera, A. N. Balamurugan, Rita Bottino, Jing He, Massimo Trucco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/856386
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