Tests on human beta cells in the lab showed that the hormone had the same effect as in isolated rat beta cells. (animalresearch.info)
The result is the production of hundreds of millions of lab - produced human beta cells — able to relieve diabetes in mice. (salk.edu)
ViaCyte, Inc. (CA, USA) has received a Small Business Innovative Research Phase III award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK; MD, USA) to further the development of stem cell - derived functional human beta cells in vitro. (regmednet.com)