Evolutionary origin and diversification of pancreatic cell types during sea urchin gut morphogenesis

The pancreas is a gland composed essentially of digestive enzymes-producing acinar cells and hormone-producing endocrine cells. In particular, insulin is one of the best-known pancreatic hormones and it is a member of the large insulin superfamily, a group of evolutionary related proteins that inclu...

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Main Author: Perillo, Margherita
Published: Open University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664282