Marked Expansion of Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas With Incretin Therapy in Humans With Increased Exocrine Pancreas Dysplasia and the Potential for Glucagon-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumors

Controversy exists regarding the potential regenerative influences of incretin therapy on pancreatic β-cells versus possible adverse pancreatic proliferative effects. Examination of pancreata from age-matched organ donors with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) treated by incretin therapy (n = 8) or othe...

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Main Authors: Butler, Alexandra E., Campbell-Thompson, Martha, Gurlo, Tatyana, Dawson, David W., Atkinson, Mark, Butler, Peter C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712065/