Isolation, density purification, and invitro culture maintenance of functional caprine islets of Langerhans as an alternative islet source for diabetes study

• Main Authors: Hani, Homayoun, Tengku Ibrahim, Tengku Azmi, Othman, Abas Mazni, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi, Allaudin, Zeenathul Nazariah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15336/1/Isolation.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15336/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background : Insufficient availability of human donors makes the search for alternative source of islet cells mandatory for future developments in pancreatic transplantation. The present study investigates the potential of caprine as an alternative source of pancreatic islets. The objectives of the...