Advances and Challenges in Islet Transplantation: Islet Procurement Rates and Lessons Learned from Suboptimal Islet Transplantation

The initial step in successful islet transplantation is procurement of healthy donor islets. Given the limited number of donor pancreata selected for islet isolation and that islets from multiple donors are typically required to obtain insulin independence, it is critical to improve pancreas procure...

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Main Authors: Annette Plesner, C. Bruce Verchere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/979527
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