Betatrophin: a hormone that controls pancreatic β cell proliferation.
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TL;DR: Transient expression of betatrophin in mouse liver significantly and specifically promotes pancreatic β cell proliferation, expands β cell mass, and improves glucose tolerance, and betatrophic treatment could augment or replace insulin injections by increasing the number of endogenous insulin-producing cells in diabetics.
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About: This article is published in Cell. The article was published on 09 May 2013. and is currently open access. The article focuses on the topics: Betatrophin & Insulin resistance.
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