Extra-insular beta cells associated with ductules are frequent in adult human pancreas

Diabetologia

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 629-633

  Bouwens, L ^a,b   Pipeleers, D G ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beta cell; Differentiation; Duct; Islet; Neogenesis; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE II; CELL MARKER; CYTOKERATIN 19; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ORGAN DONOR; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CA-19-9 ANTIGEN; CADAVER; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; KERATINS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DUCTS;

EID: 0031841517     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250050960     Document Type: Article

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