Cellular sources of new pancreatic β cells and therapeutic implications for regenerative medicine

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1021-1025

  Halban, Philippe A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL BASED GENE THERAPY; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TRANSFER; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; REGENERATION;

EID: 7944228597     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1104-1021     Document Type: Article

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