Endocrine Cells (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Endocrine Cells

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Endocrine cells develop in human islet-like structures following transplantation in an animal model. These cells produce insulin in response to glucose, effectively replacing the insulin that is lost in people with Type 1 diabetes. Insulin is depicted in blue; somatostatin in red, glucagon in green. The stem cell-based therapy has entered human Phase I clinical trials.

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Kuniko Kadoya, Viacyte, Inc. and CIRM

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