Journal article
Human pancreatic islet isolation: Part I: digestion and collection of pancreatic tissue.
Abstract
Management of Type 1 diabetes is burdensome, both to the individual and society, costing over 100 billion dollars annually. Despite the widespread use of glucose monitoring and new insulin formulations, many individuals still develop devastating secondary complications. Pancreatic islet transplantation can restore near normal glucose control in diabetic patients, without the risk of serious hypoglycemic episodes that are associated with …
Authors
Qi M; Barbaro B; Wang S; Wang Y; Hansen M; Oberholzer J
Journal
Journal of Visualized Experiments, , No. 27,
Publisher
MyJove
DOI
10.3791/1125
ISSN
1940-087X