New evidence for pancreatic stem cells
Researchers have long linkurl:debated;https://www.the-scientist.com/news/home/53256/ the presence of stem cells in the pancreas that generate insulin-producing beta cells. Now researchers have shown that beta cells are indeed produced in the adult mouse pancreas, which means the tissue must contain stem cells. The linkurl:paper,;https://www.cell.com/content/article/abstract?uid=PIIS0092867407016169, published today (January 24) in Cell, "reconciles some conflicting observations that have been aro
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