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Recovery from diabetes (in mice) by ß cell regeneration

Jay Ilangaratne   (10 September 2007)

Recovery from diabetes (in mice) by ß cell regeneration 10 September 2007
Jay Ilangaratne, Founder www.medical-journals.com Send response to journal: Re: Recovery from diabetes (in mice) by ß cell regeneration	A study in mice[1] suggests that insulin-producing ß cells in pancreas can regenerate.Thus, it has been postulated that[1] "regenerative therapy for type 1 diabetes may be achieved if autoimmunity is halted using regeneration-compatible drugs". References [1] Recovery from diabetes in mice by ß cell regeneration. J. Clin. Invest. 117:2553-2561 (2007). doi:10.1172/JCI32959(http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/117/9/2553) Competing interests: None declared