Developmental BiologyNature MedicinePeer-reviewed
Insulin is expressed by enteroendocrine cells during human fetal development
Adi Egozi, Dhana Llivichuzhca-Loja, Blake T. McCourt…·Shalev Itzkovitz
The paper identifies a subset of fetal enteroendocrine cells expressing insulin and beta cell genes, suggesting an extra-pancreatic source of beta cells.