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Transforming growth factor (TGF)beta, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and retinoid signalling pathways promote pancreatic exocrine gene expression in mouse embryonic stem cells.
The Biochemical journal - 1 May 2004
Skoudy Anouchka, Rovira Meritxell, Savatier Pierre, Martin Franz, León-Quinto Trinidad, Soria Bernat, Real Francisco X
Abstract excerpt
Extracellular signalling cues play a major role in the activation of differentiation programmes. Mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent and can differentiate into a wide variety of specialized cells. Recently, protocols designed to induce endocrine pancreatic differentiation in vitro hav...
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