Nestin expression and clonal analysis of islet-derived epithelial monolayers: Insight into nestin-expressing cell heterogeneity and differentiation potential

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 329-339

  Wang, R ^a   Li, J ^a   Yashpal, N ^a   Gao, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CYTOKERATIN 20; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; NESTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL MATURATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 14844309360     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.05916     Document Type: Article

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