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Zebrafish pdx1 morphant displays defects in pancreas development and digestive organ chirality, and potentially identifies a multipotent pancreas progenitor cell

  1. Nelson S. Yee†,
  2. Shamila Yusuff†,
  3. Michael Pack*

Article first published online: 23 JUL 2001

DOI: 10.1002/gene.1049

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Volume 30, Issue 3, pages 137–140, July 2001

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Yee, N. S., Yusuff, S. and Pack, M. (2001), Zebrafish pdx1 morphant displays defects in pancreas development and digestive organ chirality, and potentially identifies a multipotent pancreas progenitor cell. Genesis, 30: 137–140. doi: 10.1002/gene.1049

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  1. †

    These authors contributed equally to this work.

*Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Room 1212, BRB 2/3, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JUL 2001
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUL 2001
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 JUN 2001
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 MAY 2001

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  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: T32 CA 09615-12

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