Adult pancreatic alpha cells: A new source of cells for beta-cell regeneration

Review of Diabetic Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-127

  Chung, Cheng Ho ^a,b,c   Levine, Fred ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Sanford Burnham Institute Graduate Program   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alpha cell; Betacell; Conversion; Duct; Genetic lineage tracing; Glucagon; Insulin; Pancreatic duct ligation; Proliferation; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON;

CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL TYPE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INNER CELL MASS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

EID: 77958098028     PISSN: 16136071     EISSN: 16140575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1900/RDS.2010.7.120     Document Type: Review

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