Human amnion epithelial cells can be induced to differentiate into functional insulin-producing cells

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 830-839

  Hou, Yanan ^a,b   Huang, Qin ^a,b   Liu, Tianjin ^a,c   Guo, Lihe ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Cellstar Biotechnologies Company   (China)

Author keywords

Amnion epithelial cell; Diabetes; Differentiation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE;

AMNION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

AMNION; ANIMALS; C-PEPTIDE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME FACTORS;

MUS;

EID: 54749148226     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2008.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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