Compositions and methods for stimulating pancreatic islet cell regeneration

The present invention provides compositions for stimulating an increase in islet proliferation and beta -cell mass using an insulin homolog polypeptide. The present invention also includes methods for treating diabetes by stimulating islet proliferation and beta -cell mass increases and affecting in...

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Hauptverfasser: JACQUELINE M. HUMES, HONG PING REN, ROSS C. HOFFMANN, DARRELL C. CONKLIN, STEPHEN R. JASPERS, KATHERINE H. SPRUGEL
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides compositions for stimulating an increase in islet proliferation and beta -cell mass using an insulin homolog polypeptide. The present invention also includes methods for treating diabetes by stimulating islet proliferation and beta -cell mass increases and affecting insulin levels.