Title : An in vitro assessment of human fetal pancreatic islets of Langerhans in culture.

Pub. Date : 1991 Jul

PMID : 1799258






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1 These data suggest: (1) that a small number of fetal pancreases procured from prostaglandin-induced abortuses do yield islets which remain viable in culture over 30 days, and (2) the functional status of islets can be monitored in vivo by measuring insulin secretion, thereby providing a means of identifying tissue suitable for transplantation. Prostaglandins insulin Homo sapiens