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Wnt signaling in pancreatic islets.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2010
Liu Zhengyu, Habener Joel F
Abstract excerpt
The Wnt signaling pathway is critically important not only for stem cell amplification, differentiation, and migration, but also is important for organogenesis and the development of the body plan. Beta-catenin/TCF7L2-dependent Wnt signaling (the canonical pathway) is involved in pancreas development, islet function, and insulin production and secretion. The glucoincretin hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 and the...
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