Development and Characterization of Pituitary GH3 Cell Clones Stably Transfected with a Human Proinsulin cDNA
Successful β-cell replacement therapy in insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes is hindered by the scarcity of human donor tissue and by the recurrence of autoimmune destruction of transplanted β cells. Availability of non-β cells, capable of releasing insulin and escaping autoimmune recognition, would...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2000-11-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/096368970000900609 |