title: Paracrine signaling (duct-->islet) in the pancreas and maintenance of islet cell mass--potential implications for islet transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Pancreatic Diseases, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Metrakos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agapitos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication; D002455:Cell Division; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D046508:Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation; D008647:Mesocricetus; D010179:Pancreas / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D014316:Tritium; D004247:DNA; D013936:Thymidine