No stem cell is an islet (yet)
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The type 1 diabetes mellitus is one of medical condition likely to benefit from stem cells therapy as insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells derived from stem cells could be transplanted into the patients and help maintain blood glucose homeostasis. The key to stem cell is the ability to generate large numbers of differentiated cells.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2006
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Changing the cell source in cell therapy?
Article Abstract:
Adult stem cells are defined as clonogenic, self-renewing progenitor cells that can generate one or more specialized types of cells. The human ocular surface, with its well-defined locations for different types of cells, provides a useful model for cell therapy.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2004
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