Characterization of neonatal porcine islets as an alternative source of insulin-producing tissue for transplantation into patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

• Characterization of neonatal procine islets

• Author / Creator

  Rayat, Gina Ranile

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Diabetes--Treatment
  • Xenografts
  • Graft rejection
  • Microencapsulation
  • Piglets
  • Islands of Langerhans--Transplantation--Immunological aspects

• Graduation date

  1999

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R39S1KV06

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.