Human Amnion-Isolated Cells Normalize Blood Glucose in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice

Whole pancreas or β-cell transplantation has opened the way for the treatment of advanced stage of diabetes mellitus. However, it is always limited by the scarcity of transplantation materials. The amniotic membrane is part of the fetal membrane and is composed of amniotic epithelium (HAE) and mesen...

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Main Authors: Jun Ping Wei, Tian Shu Zhang, Shigeyuki Kawa, Toru Aizawa, Masao Ota, Toshihiro Akaike, Kiyoshi Kato, Ikuo Konishi, Toshio Nikaido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2003-07-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000003108747000