ABSTRACT
Differentiation ....................................................... 12 1.3.2 Epithelial-Mesenchymal Signaling........................................ 13 1.3.3 The Lineage of Endocrine Cell Types ................................ 15
1.4 Pancreatic Organogenesis in Nonmammalian Models.................... 16 1.4.1 Pancreatic Development in the Zebrafish
(
Danio rerio
, Formerly
Brachydanio rerio
) ....................... 17 1.4.2 Pancreatic Development in
Xenopus laevis
........................ 22 1.4.3 Pancreatic Development in the Chick ................................ 25
1.5 Pancreas Embryology in Humans .................................................... 26 1.5.1 Pancreatic Development and Human Disease................... 27
1.6 Epilogue..............................................................................................27 References ....................................................................................................28
