Immunoisolation: at a turning point
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Robert P. Lanza; William L. Chick
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The principle of immunoisolation is to separate transplanted cells from the hostile immunological environment of the host by a selectively permeable membrane. Low-molecular-weight substances such as nutrients, electrolytes, oxygen and biotherapeutic agents are exchanged across the membrane, while im