Surprising Heterogeneity of Pancreatic Islet Cell Subsets

David M Blodgett; Sambra D Redick; David M Harlan

doi:10.1016/j.cels.2016.10.009

Surprising Heterogeneity of Pancreatic Islet Cell Subsets

Cell Syst. 2016 Oct 26;3(4):330-332. doi: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.10.009.

Authors

David M Blodgett¹, Sambra D Redick², David M Harlan³

Affiliations

¹ Diabetes Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655; Math and Science Division, Babson College, Wellesley, MA 01457, USA.
² Diabetes Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655.
³ Diabetes Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655. Electronic address: david.harlan@umassmemorial.org.

PMID: 27788358
DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.10.009

Abstract

Two studies clearly demonstrate that pancreatic islets and, more specifically, their cellular constituents, display a much greater complexity than previously appreciated.

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MeSH terms

Epithelial Cells
Insulin
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation*
Islets of Langerhans*

Substances

Insulin