Evaluation of the effectiveness of sertoli cells to suppress immune responses for the potential use as a safer alternative to systemic immune suppression in clinical islet transplantation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes

• Author / Creator

  Lord, Sarah Jean

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Islands of Langerhans. Transplantation. Evaluation.
  • Sertoli cells. Transplantation. Evaluation.
  • Immunosuppression.
  • Graft rejection. Prevention.
  • Diabetes. Treatment.
  • Diabetes. Animal models.

• Graduation date

  2005

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Surgery

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-6b28-ht45

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private, scholarly or scientific research. 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.