Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Pseudoislet System Expected to Advance Pancreas and Diabetes Research
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 31 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
The multicellular, 3-D structure of human pancreatic islets -- the areas of the pancreas containing hormone-producing or endocrine cells -- has presented challenges to researchers as they study and manipulate these cells' function, but Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have now developed a pseudoislet system that allows for much easier study of islet function.
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The multicellular, 3-D structure of human pancreatic islets -- the areas of the pancreas containing hormone-producing or endocrine cells -- has presented challenges to researchers as they study and manipulate these cells' function, but Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have now developed a pseudoislet system that allows for much easier study of islet function.
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