The Islet Size to Oxygen Consumption Ratio Reliably Predicts Reversal of Diabetes Posttransplant
β-Cell replacement therapy by either whole-organ pancreas or islets of Langerhans transplantation can restore carbohydrate control to diabetic patients and reduces complications associated with the disease. One of the variables inherent in islet transplantation is the isolation of functional islets...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-12-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/096368912X653273 |