To find out what role TGIF2 plays in pancreatic organogenesis, Spagnoli eliminated its expression in frog embryos and found that a larger liver developed, but no pancreas. The researchers then ...

The two studies, which appear in an upcoming Science, reveal that cells lining blood vessels play a key role in the initial growth of the liver in mice and the pancreas in frogs. Development of ...

The paradoxical frog, Pseudis paradoxa ... Normally insulin is produced by cells in the pancreas in the right amounts needed to regulate blood sugar levels. But in Type 2 diabetes either not ...