Stem cells and the endocrine pancreas
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Stem cells and the endocrine pancreas.
BACKGROUND Diabetes can be treated by β-cell replacement therapy but the supply of graft material from human donors is too limited to make a significant clinical impact. Substitute β-cells generated from stem cell populations offer a potential source for the large numbers of cells required. SOURCES OF DATA Primary peer-reviewed reports of experimental studies. AREAS OF AGREEMENT Embryonic s...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Medical Bulletin
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-8391,0007-1420
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldr021