an islet in the San Blas archipelago
1 one of many groups of cells in the pancreas that produce hormones such as insulin --
First, they used both total parenteral nutrition and insulin administration to metabolically rest the newly transplanted islets.
The coastline is irregular and rocky with numerous offshore islets, although there are several accessible beaches on the northern and eastern coasts.
However, metabolic control was better after islet transplantation.
Analysis of the data presented to the registry has shown that four variables are critical to the overall success of islet transplantation.
Even less is known about the function of the islets after this revascularisation.
In summary, the supply of human pancreases and/or islets must increase if this technique is to meet the needs of this patient group worldwide.
Figure 2 shows the technique that is currently used for the production of islets from human cadaveric pancreas.
There is a chronic shortage of human pancreas tissue suitable for either whole pancreas or islet transplantation.
