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. 2014 Apr;63(4):1198-9.
doi: 10.2337/db14-0009.

Betatrophin versus bitter-trophin and the elephant in the room: time for a new normal in β-cell regeneration research

Andrew F Stewart  1
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Betatrophin versus bitter-trophin and the elephant in the room: time for a new normal in β-cell regeneration research

Andrew F Stewart. Diabetes. 2014 Apr.
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