Can we create new organs from our own tissues?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. JULY, 2000, Pages 32-36

  Ferber, S ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Genetic engineering; Immunosuppression; Master regulatory genes

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL REGENERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, REGULATOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MICE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; TISSUE DONORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0033867586     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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