Others have suggested that the apparent transdifferentiation might result from immature cells fusing
with mature cell types from other tissues.
Not exact matches
After implantation, the
cells are expected to
mature into the full complement of islet
cells, including insulin - producing beta
cells, offering a potential functional cure for patients
with high - risk
type 1 diabetes.
Overton studied the elaborate structures on the surfaces of
cells in order to understand how single
cells established and maintained connections
with their partners as they
matured to form different
types of tissues in the developing embryo.
Human satellite
cell cultures display numerous features of
mature skeletal muscles (1) and have been used for studies of muscle metabolism in cultures established from patients
with type 2 diabetes and healthy control subjects (1 — 5,8,9,21,22).