Evaluation of insulin secretion by in vitro generated human islet-like clusters

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which patients' insulin-secreting beta cells in pancreatic islets are destroyed by their own immune system, leading to unregulated blood glucose levels and severe complications. Its only treatment is intensive insulin therapy, which carries the risk o...

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Main Author: Liao, Yu Huan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2511