Using HTK for prolonged pancreas preservation prior to human islet isolation.

BACKGROUND: Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) has been established as an alternative to University-of-Wisconsin solution (UWS) for abdominal organ preservation, but data about HTK efficiency to preserve pancreata during prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) are conflicting. In human islet trans...

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Main Authors: Caballero-Corbalán, J, Brandhorst, H, Malm, H, Felldin, M, Foss, A, Salmela, K, Tibell, A, Tufveson, G, Korsgren, O, Brandhorst, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012