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. 2010:2:17.
doi: 10.3410/B2-17. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

Recent advances in pancreas development: from embryonic pathways to programming renewable sources of beta cells

Victoria E Prince  1 , Mary D Kinkel
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Recent advances in pancreas development: from embryonic pathways to programming renewable sources of beta cells

Victoria E Prince et al. F1000 Biol Rep. 2010.

Abstract

In recent years, there has been significant progress in understanding the detailed mechanisms of pancreas development. These studies have in turn influenced research aimed at producing pancreatic islet cells from stem cells. Here, we review recent progress in both of these areas.

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