beta cell
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Function
- secretes insulin & amylin
- proliferation of beta-cells is stimulated by betatrophin[2]
Structure
- comprises 65-80% of islet cells
Notes
- adult pancreatic beta-cells are formed by self-duplication rather than stem-cell differentiation
More general terms
References
- ↑ Journal Watch 24(13):107, 2004 Dor Y, Brown J, Martinez OI, Melton DA. Adult pancreatic beta-cells are formed by self-duplication rather than stem-cell differentiation. Nature. 2004 May 6;429(6987):41-6. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15129273
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yi P, Park SJ, Melton DA Betatrophin: A Hormone that Controls Pancreatic beta Cell Proliferation. Cell, 25 April 2013 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23623304 <Internet> http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(13)00449-2