Beta Cells Secreting Insulin (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Beta Cells Secreting Insulin

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have tweaked the recipe for coaxing human stem cells into insulin-secreting beta cells and shown that the resulting cells are more responsive to fluctuating glucose levels in the blood. Here, the new beta cells appear red as they secrete insulin in response to glucose.

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Millman lab, Washington University

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