Pancreatic islet cell therapy for type I diabetes: understanding the effects of glucose stimulation on islets in order to produce better islets for transplantation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>While insulin replacement remains the cornerstone treatment for type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM), the transplantation of pancreatic islets of Langerhans has the potential to become an important alternative. And yet, islet transplant therapy is limited by several f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Translational Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/5/1/1 |