Chimeric mice reveal clonal development of pancreatic acini, but not islets
Swenson ES, Xanthopoulos J, Nottoli T, McGrath J, Theise ND, Krause DS. Chimeric mice reveal clonal development of pancreatic acini, but not islets. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2008, 379: 526-531. PMID: 19116141, PMCID: PMC2657659, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem/progenitor cellsMultiple progenitorsAdult mouse small intestineMale ES cellsProgenitor cellsFemale blastocystsCrypt stem cellsClonal descendantsES cellsY chromosomeChimeric miceFemale cellsIntestinal crypt stem cellsExocrine pancreatic aciniFemale epithelial cellsClonal developmentStem cellsSitu hybridizationMouse small intestineEpithelial cellsIntestinal cryptsProgenitorsPancreatic aciniCellsPancreatic islets