Insidermedicine in 60 - February 21, 2008

transplanting insulin-secreting cells in diabetics. While there has been much interest in transplanting mature insulin-secreting cells from the pancreas into diabetics, there is a significant problem with supply of donor tissue. New research shows that human embryonic stem cells, when administered to diabetic rats, create the same amount of insulin as 3000 human islets. From British Columbia - Some are suggesting that the recruitment of African physicians and healthcare workers by ...

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