Genes controlling pancreas ontogeny

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 823-835

  Bonal, Claire ^a   Herrera, Pedro L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beta cell; Development; Endocrine; Islet; Pancreas; Progenitor

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 6; INSULINOMA ASSOCIATED 1 PROTEIN; NEUROGENIN 3; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROSPERO RELATED HOMEOBOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; PROTEIN P48; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ARX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAFA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAFB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MIST1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX6.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX6.2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BLOOD VESSEL; CELL SPECIFICITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDODERM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MESENCHYME CELL; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; ONTOGENY; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PANCREAS ISLET; PHYSIOLOGY; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDODERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MESODERM; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 58749102383     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072444cb     Document Type: Review

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