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Cellular plasticity of the pancreas

  • Luc Baeyens and Luc Bouwens
Published/Copyright: July 30, 2009
Biological Chemistry
From the journal Volume 390 Issue 10

Abstract

Cell replacement therapy holds promises for treatment of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus. When determining the appropriate strategies to amplify the amount of transplantable β-cells, sufficient knowledge of the developmental programs regulating β-cell differentiation is crucial. Here, we describe the plasticity of the different pancreatic cell types in vivo and in vitro and their potential to serve as β-cell progenitor.


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Received: 2009-4-9
Accepted: 2009-6-25
Published Online: 2009-07-30
Published in Print: 2009-10-01

©2009 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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