Induction of Pancreatic Stem/Progenitor Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells by Adenoviral-Mediated Gene Transfer Technology

β-Cell replacement therapy via islet transplantation is a promising possibility for the optimal treatment of type 1 diabetes; however, such an approach is severely limited by the shortage of donor organs. This problem could be overcome if it were possible to generate transplantable islets from stem...

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Main Authors: Hirofumi Noguchi M.D., Ph.D., Gang Xu, Shinichi Matsumoto, Hideaki Kaneto, Naoya Kobayashi, Susan Bonner-Weir, Shuji Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-11-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000006783981431