Indolactam V/GLP-1-mediated differentiation of human iPS cells into glucose-responsive insulin-secreting progeny.

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Published in Gene Ther on November 04, 2010

Authors

T Thatava1, T J Nelson, R Edukulla, T Sakuma, S Ohmine, J M Tonne, S Yamada, Y Kudva, A Terzic, Y Ikeda

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1: Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

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