• Title of article

    Alpha Cells Beget Beta Cells

  • Author/Authors

    Zhengyu Liu، نويسنده , , Joel F. Habener، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    هفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    424
  • To page
    426
  • Abstract
    Understanding the origins of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas could lead to new treatments for diabetes. now show that in response to injury, a population of pancreatic progenitor cells can give rise to glucagon-expressing alpha cells that then transdifferentiate into beta cells.
  • Journal title
    CELL
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    CELL
  • Record number

    1019863