Reversal of insulin-dependent diabetes by islet-producing stem cells, islet progenitor cells and islet-like structures
Patent Number: 6703017
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday April 28th, 1994
Date Issued: Tuesday March 9th, 2004
Assignee: Ixion Biotechnology, Inc. (Alachua, FL); University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Inventors: Peck, Ammon B. (Gainesville, FL); Cornelius, Janet (Gainesville, FL); Ramiya, Vijayakumar K. (Gainesville, FL)
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This patent covers the treatment of diabetes using islets and/or islet-like cells that are generated from stem cells residing in the pancreatic duct.
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