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Recent advances in pancreas development: from embryonic pathways to programming renewable sources of beta cells

In recent years, there has been significant progress in understanding the detailed mechanisms of pancreas development. These studies have in turn influenced research aimed at producing pancreatic islet cells from stem cells. Here, we review recent progress in both of these areas.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Prince, Victoria E, Kinkel, Mary D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculty of 1000 Ltd 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20445833
http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/B2-17
Descripción
Sumario:In recent years, there has been significant progress in understanding the detailed mechanisms of pancreas development. These studies have in turn influenced research aimed at producing pancreatic islet cells from stem cells. Here, we review recent progress in both of these areas.