Wednesday, April 04, 2012

New Method Yields Insulin-Producing Pancreatic Cell Clusters

Source: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers
Date: 04 April 2012

Summary:

Three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic beta-cells that live much longer and secrete more insulin than single cells grown in the laboratory are valuable new tools for studying pancreatic diseases such as diabetes and for testing novel therapies. This cutting-edge advance is described in an article in Tissue Engineering, Part C, Methods.