Image of a mouse pancreatic islet (IMAGE)

Center for Genomic Regulation

Image of a mouse pancreatic islet

Caption

Image of a mouse pancreatic islet, regions in the pancreas that contain beta cells which secret insulin. The HASTER regulatory element has been knocked out in this mouse, resulting in changes to beta cell function that cause diabetes.

Credit

Miguel A Garriga/CRG

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