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

Unlike the induced-diabetes model, where the main goal was to stop the recipient's immune system from rejecting donor islet cells, the new model involved transplanted islets that faced two problems at once.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

They then used a gentle pre-transplant preparation involving immune-targeting antibodies and low-dose radiation, followed by a transplant of blood stem cells and islet cells from an unrelated donor, to restore blood sugar control.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

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

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

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