Human islet-derived precursor cells can cycle between epithelial clusters and mesenchymal phenotypes

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8 B, 2009, Pages 2570-2581

  Davani, Behrous ^a   Ariely, Sahar ^a,b   Ikonomou, Laertis ^a   Oron, Yoram ^b   Gershengorn, Marvin C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Epithelial and mesenchymal markers; Mesenchymal progenitor cells; Pancreatic islets

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MOUSE; PANCREAS ISLET;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MICE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MUS;

EID: 72949085096     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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