Fol. Biol. 2019, 65, 246-255

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2019065050246

γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Induced in Vitro Differentiation of Rat Pancreatic Ductal Stem Cells into Insulin-Secreting Islet-Like Cell Clusters

M. W. Ghani, Z. Yi, W. Jiang, L. Ye, L. Bin, L. G. Cun, M. W. Birmani, Xiao Mei

Department of Animal Breeding, Genetics and Reproduction, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China

Received July 2019
Accepted October 2019

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