Song, S.Y., Gannon, M., Washington, M.K., Scogins, C.R., Meszoely, I.M., GOLDENRING, J.R., Marino, C.R., Sandgren, E.P., Coffey, R.J., Jr., Wright, C.V.E. and Leach, S.D. Expansion of pdx1 - expressing
pancreatic epithelium and initiation of islet neogenesis in transgenic mice overexpressing TGF.
During embryonic development, mesenchyme (embryonic stroma) is critical for
pancreatic development even though only the
epithelium gives rise to the pancreas.