Aristaless-related homeobox plays a key role in hyperplasia of the pancreas islet α-like cells in mice deficient in proglucagon-derived peptides.
Defects in glucagon action can cause hyperplasia of islet α-cells, however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely to be elucidated. Mice homozygous for a glucagon-GFP knock-in allele (Gcg(gfp/gfp) ) completely lack proglucagon-derived peptides and exhibit hyperplasia of GFP-positive α-like cells....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3650067?pdf=render |