Embryonic pig pancreatic tissue transplantation for the treatment of diabetes.

Embryonic pig pancreatic tissue transplantation for the treatment of diabetes.

BACKGROUND:Transplantation of embryonic pig pancreatic tissue as a source of insulin has been suggested for the cure of diabetes. However, previous limited clinical trials failed in their attempts to treat diabetic patients by transplantation of advanced gestational age porcine embryonic pancreas. I...

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Main Authors: Smadar Eventov-Friedman, Dalit Tchorsh, Helena Katchman, Elias Shezen, Anna Aronovich, Gil Hecht, Benjamin Dekel, Gideon Rechavi, Bruce R Blazar, Ilan Feine, Orna Tal, Enrique Freud, Yair Reisner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1479387?pdf=render

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