| Abstract: | Cultures of islets cells were obtained from the cadaveric pancreas of 16–25-week human fetuses. During culture two waves of mitotic activity were observed. An increase in the insulin concentration in the culture medium took place after a wave of mitotic activity.Department of Artificial Organs and Assisted Circulation, Laboratory of Pathomorphology, Scientific-Research Institute of Transplantation and Artificial Organs, Ministry of Health of the USSR. Laboratory of Biological Standardization of Hormones, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Hormone Chemistry, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR. Maternity Home No. 26, Moscow. Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 88, No. 8, pp. 202–204, August, 1979. |
