Islet Cell Mass and the Longevity of Islet Grafts in Diabetic Rats

In an attempt to demonstrate that a limited β-cell mass is able to maintain normoglycemia in streptozocin-diabetic rats, two groups of inbred rats received transplants of 500 or 1000 neonatal islets (corresponding to 10 and 20% of total islet cell mass, respectively) into the spleen. A close correla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gillian M. Beattie, Alberto Hayek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1993-03-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/096368979300200205