Ductal Origin Hypothesis of Pancreatic Regeneration under Attack

作者：Kushner Jake A^*; Weir Gordon C; Bonner Weir Susan

来源：Cell Metabolism, 2010, 11(1): 2-3.

DOI：10.1016/j.cmet.2009.12.005

Although pancreatic beta cells are known to expand by self-renewal in postnatal life, contribution by ductal progenitors remains vigorously debated. In a recent issue of Developmental Cell, Jorge Ferrer and colleagues report lineage tracing studies that challenge the ductal origin hypothesis (Solar et al., 2010).

• 出版日期2010-1-6