Distributions of endocrine cell clusters during porcine pancreatic development.

Masaki NagayaAsuka HayashiKazuaki NakanoMichiyo HondaKoki HasegawaKazutoshi OkamotoShiori ItazakiHitomi MatsunariMasahito WatanabeKazuhiro UmeyamaHiroshi Nagashima

Published in: PloS one (2019)

These findings may have implications for attempts to refine the most appropriate age for islet isolation from porcine donors. Focusing on porcine pancreatic islets isolated at around 35 days after birth may offer benefits regarding their xenotransplantation potential.

Keyphrases

single cell
cell therapy
pregnant women
risk assessment