Human embryonic stem cells : prospects for pancreatic β-cell differentiation

The focus of this thesis was to explore different strategies in trying to generate putative pancreatic β-cells using one of the initial Wisconsin H7 hES cell lines. Prior to this, human pancreas development was assessed during the first trimester of pregnancy in an attempt to determine the spatial a...

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Main Author: Shah, Nadia Nisa
Published: University of Manchester 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495052