Cellular plasticity of the pancreas

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 390, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 995-1001

  Baeyens, Luc ^a   Bouwens, Luc ^a  

^a DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cells; Cell reprogramming; Metaplasia; Pancreas; Plasticity; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; METAPLASIA; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PANCREAS; TISSUE THERAPY;

EID: 70349303500     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2009.117     Document Type: Review

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