Research Article

Alginate Microencapsulation of Human Islets Does Not Increase Susceptibility to Acute Hypoxia

Table 1

Donor and donor islet characteristics.

Purity (%)Viability (%)GSI prior to shipmentAge (years)BMI

(80–95)(91–95)(1.24–3.22)(32–59)(22.6–40.8)

Data are mean ± SEM (range), .
GSI equals glucose stimulation index.