Our results provide evidence that small islets are superior to large islets with regard to in vitro insulin secretion and show a higher survival rate during both normoxic and hypoxic culture.

• 结果证明，不论是含氧量正常还是在低氧培养条件下，小胰岛在体外胰岛素分泌方面由于大胰岛，并显示出相对较高的存活率。