Adult tissue sources for new β cells

Translational Research

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 418-431

  Nichols, Robert J ^a   New, Connie ^b   Annes, Justin P ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL REGENERATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TISSUES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS;

EID: 84897556468     PISSN: 19315244     EISSN: 18781810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2013.11.012     Document Type: Review

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