Pancreatic Cells Show Variable Plasticity

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Pancreatic Cells Show Variable Plasticity - 03-04-2007, 10:31 AM

The pancreas contains cells that produce a number of different hormones that control the amount of glucose that is in our blood, including beta cells, which produce insulin, and alpha cells, which produce glucagon. Type I diabetes is caused by a loss of, or relative deficiency of, beta cells. Therefore, determining ways in which to renew the number of beta cells in the pancreas is an area of intensive research.

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