Knowledge gaps in rodent pancreas biology: taking human pluripotent stem cell-derived pancreatic beta cells into our own hands

In the field of stem cell biology and diabetes, we and others seek to derive mature and functional human pancreatic β cells for disease modeling and cell replacement therapy. Traditionally, knowledge gathered from rodents is extended to human pancreas developmental biology research involving human p...

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Main Authors: Munirah Mohamad Santosa, Blaise Su Jun Low, Nicole Min Qian Pek, Adrian Kee Keong Teo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2015.00194/full