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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Beta cell (797 words) |
 | Beta cells are a type of cell in the pancreas in areas called the islets of Langerhans. |
| Alpha cells are endocrine cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. |
| Beta Cell Development A goal of this RFA is to attract expertise in developmental genetics, embryology, stem cell biology, and diabetes and to stimulate collaborative interdisciplinary approaches to the study of beta cell development. |
| NIDDK: Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell - April 24-25, 2006 (185 words) |
| The purpose of the Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell in Health and Disease, Third Workshop on April 24-25, 2006, at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20024, is to explore progress in the field of imaging or otherwise visualizing the pancreatic islet cell mass to assess its funcitionality in health and disease. |
| The workshop will showcase studies aimed at visualizing the pancreatic islet and/or beta cell in vivo, so as to elucidate the natural history of islet destruction underlying diabetes pathogenesis and to monitor survival during disease therapy. |
| Identifying beta cell surface targets and ligands for imaging. |
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