Gut Protein's Influence on Beta Cell Populations (IMAGE)

University of Oregon

Gut Protein's Influence on Beta Cell Populations

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At left, the beta cell mass, in green, in the pancreas of a germ-free fish. At right, the germ-free fish after treatment with the protein Beta Cell Expansion Factor A, or BefA.

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Courtesy of Jennifer Hampton Hill

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