What is a β cell? - Chapter I in the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) review series

• Main Authors: Klaus H. Kaestner (Author), Martha Campbell-Thompson (Author), Yuval Dor (Author), Ronald G. Gill (Author), Benjamin Glaser (Author), Seung K. Kim (Author), Maike Sander (Author), Cherie Stabler (Author), Andrew F. Stewart (Author), Alvin C. Powers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The pancreatic β cell, as the sole source of the vital hormone insulin, has been under intensive study for more than a century. Given the potential of newly created insulin-producing cells as a treatment or even cure of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and possibly in severe cases of type 2 diabete...