The pancreatic ductal epithelium serves as a potential pool of progenitor cells

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With the increasing success of islet transplantation, beta-cell replacement therapy has had renewed interest. To make such a therapy available to more than a few of the thousands of patients with diabetes, new sources of insulin-producing cells must become readily available. The most promising sources are stem cells, whether embryonic or adult stem cells. Clearly identifiable adult pancreatic stem cells have yet...

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