Diabetes Research Centre

Diabetes Research Centre

Melbourne, Australia

 

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Pancreas Development

 

Scientific highlights & reports from 2005

AdipoR3, a member of the adiponectin receptor family expressed in pancreatic beta cells

Animal models of beta-cell regeneration

Conditional expression demonstrates the role of the homeodomain transcription factor, Pdx1, in maintenance and regeneration of beta cells in the adult pancreas

Convergence of bone morphogenetic protein and laminin-1 signaling pathways promotes proliferation and colony formation by fetal mouse pancreatic cells

 

Scientific highlights & reports from 2004

Adult pancreatic stem cells (click here to read a plain English version of this highlight)

Beta-cell regeneration in the adult pancreas

Laminin-1 and epidermal growth factor family members co-stimulate fetal pancreas cell proliferation and colony formation

 

Pathogenesis & Prevention Immune Mechanisms Publications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes Research Centre

Last updated 19 December, 2007. For further information about this website, please contact Catherine McLean