What is a β cell? – Chapter I in the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) review series

What is a β cell? – Chapter I in the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) review series

Background: The pancreatic β cell, as the sole source of the vital hormone insulin, has been under intensive study for more than a century. Given the potential of newly created insulin-producing cells as a treatment or even cure of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and possibly in severe cases of type 2 diabete...

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Main Authors: Klaus H. Kaestner, Martha Campbell–Thompson, Yuval Dor, Ronald G. Gill, Benjamin Glaser, Seung K. Kim, Maike Sander, Cherie Stabler, Andrew F. Stewart, Alvin C. Powers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Subjects:
Beta cell
Islet
Islet transplantation
Diabetes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877821001708

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