Morphofunctional preservation of islet cells of the guinea pig pancreas during subculture
Basmadzhian, M.E.; Gevorkian, V.I.; Gusakova, N.F.; Martirosian, I.I.; Kazarian, G.A.
Biulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny 95(3): 83-85
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-9615 PMID: 6338963 Document Number: 218617
The authors studied the possibilities of long-term culture of islet cells of guinea-pig pancreas by passages. beta-cells of guinea-pig pancreas were cultured for 180 days and underwent 6 passages. Morphological and radioimmunological studies of long-term-viable cells of the pancreas have shown that regular passages enable the obtaining of a homogeneous population of beta-cells. During all the passages, the cells preserve the morphological and functional features of islet tissue.