islet

Example Sentences

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Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

First, islet transplants depend on donor tissue, and there are not enough beta cells available.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

Possible solutions include producing large amounts of islet cells in the laboratory from pluripotent human stem cells or developing methods that help transplanted donor islets survive longer and function more efficiently after transplantation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

It is also uncertain whether the number of islet cells typically recovered from a single donor would always be sufficient to reverse established Type 1 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

“We’ll have to stay on the islet tonight.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook