Transplanting pancreatic islet cells under the skin to treat diabetes. – Brinkwire

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has successfully tested the idea of transplanting pancreatic islet cells under the skin to treat diabetes in test mice and monkeys. In their paper published in the journal Nature Metabolism, the group describes a new technique they developed for transplanting pancreatic islet cells under the skin and how well it worked.
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