Generation and characterization of human insulin-releasing cell lines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The in vitro culture of insulinomas provides an attractive tool to study cell proliferation and insulin synthesis and secretion. However, only a few human beta cell lines have been described, with long-term passage resulting in loss...

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Main Authors: Joffé Elisa, Machado Marcel CC, Buchanan Cecilia, Terra Letícia F, Stigliano Iván, Krogh Karin, Peters Maria G, Labriola Leticia, Puricelli Lydia, Sogayar Mari C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/10/49