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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2011; 2(4): 54-58
Published online Apr 15, 2011. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v2.i4.54
Insulin-producing cells are bi-potential and differentiatorsprior to proliferation in early human development
Kai-Ming Yang, Wang Yong, Ai-Dong Li, Hui-Jun Yang
Kai-Ming Yang, Wang Yong, Department of Anatomy and His­tology and Embryology, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China
Ai-Dong Li, Hui-Jun Yang, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610083, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Yang KM designed and supported the study; Yong W was responsible for literature collection and manus­cript drafting; and Li AD and Yang HJ revised the paper critically.
Correspondence to: Kai-Ming Yang, Professor, Department of Anatomy and Histology and Embryology, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China. kming1965@163.com
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Received: October 28, 2010
Revised: March 28, 2011
Accepted: April 4, 2011
Published online: April 15, 2011
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