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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Feb 15, 2012; 3(1): 19-26
Published online Feb 15, 2012. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v3.i1.19
Encapsulated islets transplantation: Past, present and future
Naoaki Sakata, Shoichiro Sumi, Gumpei Yoshimatsu, Masafumi Goto, Shinichi Egawa, Michiaki Unno
Naoaki Sakata, Gumpei Yoshimatsu, Shinichi Egawa, Michiaki Unno, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Shoichiro Sumi, Department of Organ Reconstruction, Field of Clinical Application, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606- 8501, Japan
Masafumi Goto, Division of Advanced Surgical Science and Technology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Masafumi Goto, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Author contributions: Sakata N designed this review and wrote the first draft; Sumi S, Yoshimatsu G, Goto M and Egawa S revised the draft; Unno M approved the final version to be published; and Egawa S provided the support with his grant.
Supported by Research Seeds Quest Program in Japan Science and Technology Agency (NS); the Uehara Memorial Foundation (NS); and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology of Japan, B: 22390253 (SE), C: 22591513 (NS)
Correspondence to: Naoaki Sakata, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. n-sakata@surg1.med.tohoku.ac.jp
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Received: August 17, 2011
Revised: December 4, 2011
Accepted: February 8, 2012
Published online: February 15, 2012
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