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Alginate Microencapsulation of Human Islets Does Not Increase Susceptibility to Acute Hypoxia

Islet transplantation in diabetes is hampered by the need of life-long immunosuppression. Encapsulation provides partial immunoprotection but could possibly limit oxygen supply, a factor that may enhance hypoxia-induced beta cell death in the early posttransplantation period. Here we tested suscepti...

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Autores principales: Hals, I. K., Rokstad, A. M., Strand, B. L., Oberholzer, J., Grill, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3864170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24364039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/374925