Engineering pancreatic tissues from stem cells towards therapy

Pancreatic islet transplantation is performed as a potential treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, this approach is significantly limited due to the critical shortage of islet sources. Recently, a number of publications have developed protocols for directed β-cell differentiation of pluri...

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Main Authors: Yoshinobu Takahashi, Takanori Takebe, Hideki Taniguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Regenerative Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352320416000067