On the development of the islets of Langerhans

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 284-291

  Larsson, Lars Inge ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Isl1; Islet cells; Multihormonal cells; Pancreatic development; Pdx1

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; ISL1; ISLET CELLS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MULTIHORMONAL CELL; PANCREATIC CELLS; PANCREATIC DEVELOPMENT; PDX1;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

GLUCAGON; INSULIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PANCREAS HORMONE; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE YY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL TYPE; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOGENESIS; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032533764     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19981115)43:4<284::AID-JEMT2>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Review

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