Surrogate insulin-producing cells

Diabetes, a large and growing worldwide health concern, affects the functional mass of the pancreatic beta cell, which in turn affects the glucose regulation of the body. Successful transplantation of cadaveric islets and pancreata for patients with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes has provided proof-of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wong, Adrianne L., Hwa, Albert, Hellman, Dov, Greenstein, Julia L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Faculty of 1000 Ltd 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412316/