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Increase in β-Cell Mass in Transplanted Porcine Neonatal Pancreatic Cell Clusters Is Due to Proliferation of β-Cells and Differentiation of Duct Cells*
1 May 2001
Abstract excerpt
A 20-fold increase in beta-cell mass has been found after transplantation of porcine neonatal pancreatic cell clusters (NPCCs). Here the mechanisms leading to this increased beta-cell mass were studied. NPCCs (4000 islet equivalents) generated after 8 days culture of digested neonatal pig pancreas were transplanted beneath the renal capsule of streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic and normoglycemic nude mice. Grafts were...
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