Wnt signaling: relevance to β-cell biology and diabetes

@article{Welters2008WntSR,
  title={Wnt signaling: relevance to $\beta$-cell biology and diabetes},
  author={Hannah J. Welters and Rohit N. Kulkarni},
  journal={Trends in Endocrinology \& Metabolism},
  year={2008},
  volume={19},
  pages={349-355}
}
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