Pancreatic Beta Cell Identity in Humans and the Role of Type 2 Diabetes
Pancreatic beta cells uniquely synthetize, store, and release insulin. Specific molecular, functional as well as ultrastructural traits characterize their insulin secretion properties and survival phentoype. In this review we focus on human islet/beta cells, and describe the changes that occur in ty...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2017.00055/full |