Human pancreas development

Rachel E. Jennings*, Andrew A. Berry, James P. Strutt, David T. Gerrard, Neil A. Hanley

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Abstract

A wealth of data and comprehensive reviews exist on pancreas development in mammals, primarily mice, and other vertebrates. By contrast, human pancreatic development has been less comprehensively reviewed. Here, we draw together those studies conducted directly in human embryonic and fetal tissue to provide an overview of what is known about human pancreatic development. We discuss the relevance of this work to manufacturing insulin-secreting β-cells from pluripotent stem cells and to different aspects of diabetes, especially permanent neonatal diabetes, and its underlying causes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3126-3137
Number of pages12
JournalDevelopment (Cambridge)
Volume142
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Sept 2015

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.

Keywords

  • Development
  • Embryo
  • Endoderm
  • Fetal
  • Foregut
  • Gestation
  • Human
  • Liver
  • Pancreas
  • Stem cells
  • Transcription factor
  • β-cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Biology

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