Key Molecular Pathway To Replicate Insulin-producing Beta Cells Identified
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 08:21
in Biology & Nature
Researchers are trailblazing the molecular pathway that regulates pancreatic beta cell replication, the insulin-producing cells that are lacking in people who have diabetes. They describe mouse experiments in which knocking out certain cell cycle proteins leads to robust beta cell replication.
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