Men with insulin-dependent diabetes may one day have their condition treated using cells from their testicles.
Scientists have succeeded in transforming sperm stem cells into the pancreatic cells that generate insulin.
Tests on diabetic mice showed the beta islet cells could produce enough of the vital hormone to start reversing their disease.
......researchers hope it may be possible to treat men with Type-1 diabetes with islet cells grown from their own spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs).
Tests on diabetic mice showed the beta islet cells could produce enough of the vital hormone to start reversing their disease.
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