Induction of differentiation of undifferentiated cells into pancreatic β-cells in vertebrates

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 313-323

  Hosoya, Masaki ^a   Kunisada, Yuya ^a   Kurisaki, Akira ^b   Asashima, Makoto ^b  

^a TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Insulin; Pancreatic cells; Transplantation; Undifferentiated cell

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; INSULIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1;

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBRYOID BODY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; PDX1 GENE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MICE;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84863804643     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.123522mh     Document Type: Review

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