From bugs to beta cells.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27960073.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.23065 and PMC identifier 5154757.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
Certain microbes in the intestine secrete protein that stimulates the proliferation of beta cells in the pancreas during development.
Medical subject headings
- Insulin-Secreting Cells
- Zebrafish