Human Fetal β Islets Express Coagulation Factor XIII-A and Proteases Suggesting Amphicrine Regulation to Facilitate Islet Fusion

Pancreas. 2018 Mar;47(3):e6-e7. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000996.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Endocrine Glands / cytology
  • Endocrine Glands / embryology
  • Endocrine Glands / metabolism
  • Exocrine Glands / cytology
  • Exocrine Glands / embryology
  • Exocrine Glands / metabolism*
  • Factor XIIIa / metabolism*
  • Glucagon-Secreting Cells / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism*
  • Islets of Langerhans / cytology
  • Islets of Langerhans / embryology
  • Islets of Langerhans / metabolism*
  • Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Somatostatin-Secreting Cells / metabolism

Substances

  • Factor XIIIa
  • Peptide Hydrolases