MRI tracking of autologous pancreatic progenitor-derived insulin-producing cells in monkeys

Abstract Insulin-producing cells (IPCs) derived from a patient’s own stem cells offer great potential for autologous transplantation in diabetic patients. However, the limited survival of engrafted cells remains a bottleneck in the application of this strategy. The present study aimed to investigate...

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Main Authors: Chunlin Zou, Yi Lu, Xiahong Teng, Shuyan Wang, Xiaoting Sun, Fen Huang, Guannan Shu, Xin Huang, Hongwei Guo, Zhiguo Chen, Jian Zhang, Yu Alex Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02775-0