Pancreatic differentiation of human ES cells
Oct 25th, 2006 by Axel
D’Amour et al. describe an efficient method for converting human embryonic stem (ES) cells to cells that produce all five hormones made by the pancreas. The insulin-producing cells contain high levels of insulin and are capable of insulin secretion, although only minimally in response to glucose.
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nbt1259.html