[HTML][HTML] Lymphatic vessels in pancreatic islets implanted under the renal capsule of rats
Ö Källskog, C Kampf, A Andersson, PO Carlsson… - American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Transplantation of pancreatic islets necessitates an engraftment process, including
revascularization of the graft. Studies of graft vasculature have demonstrated that islets
become revascularized during the first post-transplant week through an angiogenic process.
If this also involves lymphatic vessels is unknown. The aim of the present study was to
functionally evaluate if lymphatic vessels, which are absent in endogenous islets, form after
islet transplantation. To achieve this, inbred Wistar-Furth rats were transplanted with 250 …
revascularization of the graft. Studies of graft vasculature have demonstrated that islets
become revascularized during the first post-transplant week through an angiogenic process.
If this also involves lymphatic vessels is unknown. The aim of the present study was to
functionally evaluate if lymphatic vessels, which are absent in endogenous islets, form after
islet transplantation. To achieve this, inbred Wistar-Furth rats were transplanted with 250 …