The β cell transcription factors and development of the pancreas

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 327-340

  Sander, Maike ^a,b   German, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cell; development; insulin; islet; pancreas; PDX 1; transcription

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PANCREAS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030927342     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050118     Document Type: Review

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