Porcine islet grafts in diabetic nude mice: dynamic insulin secretion and regulated B-cell mass lower glucose levels to the normal porcine range

Transplant Proc. 1994 Jun;26(3):1098-9.

Authors

A M Davalli¹, Y Ogawa, L Scaglia, Y J Wu, J Hollister, S Bonner-Weir, G C Weir

Affiliation

¹ Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.

PMID: 8029845

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Glucose / metabolism*
Cell Separation / methods
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / surgery*
Female
Glucose Tolerance Test
Insulin / metabolism*
Insulin Secretion
Islets of Langerhans / cytology
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / methods*
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / physiology
Kidney
Mice
Mice, Nude
Reference Values
Swine
Transplantation, Heterologous / methods*
Transplantation, Heterologous / physiology
Transplantation, Heterotopic

Substances

Blood Glucose
Insulin