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An illustrated review of early pancreas development in the mouse.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17881611     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pancreas morphogenesis and cell differentiation are highly conserved among vertebrates during fetal development. The pancreas develops through simple budlike structures on the primitive gut tube to a highly branched organ containing many specialized cell types. This review presents an overview of key molecular components and important signaling sources illustrated by an extensive three-dimensional (3D) imaging of the developing mouse pancreas at single cell resolution. The 3D documentation covers the time window between embryonic days 8.5 and 14.5 in which all the pancreatic cell types become specified and therefore includes gene expression patterns of pancreatic endocrine hormones, exocrine gene products, and essential transcription factors. The 3D perspective provides valuable insight into how a complex organ like the pancreas is formed and a perception of ventral and dorsal pancreatic growth that is otherwise difficult to uncover. We further discuss how this global analysis of the developing pancreas confirms and extends previous studies, and we envisage that this type of analysis can be instrumental for evaluating mutant phenotypes in the future.
Authors:
Mette Christine Jørgensen; Jonas Ahnfelt-Rønne; Jacob Hald; Ole D Madsen; Palle Serup; Jacob Hecksher-Sørensen
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2007-09-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Endocrine reviews     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0163-769X     ISO Abbreviation:  Endocr. Rev.     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-09     Completed Date:  2007-11-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8006258     Medline TA:  Endocr Rev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  685-705     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hagedorn Research Institute, Department of Developmental Biology, Niels Steensens Vej 6, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark. mecj@hagedorn.dk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Differentiation
Embryo, Mammalian / cytology,  metabolism
Embryonic Development
Mice / embryology*
Pancreas / embryology*
Pancreas, Exocrine / embryology
Peptide Hormones / metabolism
Stem Cells / metabolism
Transcription Factors / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK072473/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; DK072495/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Peptide Hormones; 0/Transcription Factors

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