The liver surface as a favorable site for islet cell sheet transplantation in type 1 diabetes model mice

Introduction: Islet transplantation is one of the most promising therapeutic approaches for patients with severe type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Transplantation of engineered islet cell sheets holds great potential for treating T1DM as it enables the creation of stable neo-islet tissues. However, a...

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Main Authors: Izumi Fujita, Rie Utoh, Masakazu Yamamoto, Teruo Okano, Masayuki Yamato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Regenerative Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352320418300063