Transcription factors direct the development and function of pancreatic β cells

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-84

  Chakrabarti, Swarup K ^a   Mirmira, Raghavendra G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD BOX FACTOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LIM PROTEIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR; PROTEIN PAX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDODERM; EXOCRINE CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOBOX; INSULIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0037600601     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(02)00039-5     Document Type: Review

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