ISL-1 is induced in stomach mesenchyme in the presence of pancreatic epithelia.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: beta-Cell replacement offers a potential cure for type 1 diabetes mellitus in children. We have previously shown that stomach mesenchyme (SM) is competent to derive islet tissue by mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (iMET). The aim of this study was to further characterize the...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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