Joel F. Habener

Exendin-4 stimulates both beta-cell replication and neogenesis, resulting in increased beta-cell mass and improved glucose tolerance in diabetic rats.

Gang Xu, Doris A. Stoffers, Joel F. Habener et al. · Diabetes · 1999 · 1.2K citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +16

Pancreatic agenesis attributable to a single nucleotide deletion in the human IPF1 gene coding sequence

Doris A. Stoffers, Noah T. Zinkin, V Stanojević et al. · Nature Genetics · 1997 · 1.1K citations

Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +12

Glucagon-like peptide I stimulates insulin gene expression and increases cyclic AMP levels in a rat islet cell line.

Daniel J. Drucker, Jan Philippé, Svetlana Mojsov et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 891 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +17

Insulinotropin: glucagon-like peptide I (7-37) co-encoded in the glucagon gene is a potent stimulator of insulin release in the perfused rat pancreas.

Svetlana Mojsov, Gordon C. Weir, Joel F. Habener · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1987 · 871 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +16

Multipotential Nestin-Positive Stem Cells Isolated From Adult Pancreatic Islets Differentiate Ex Vivo Into Pancreatic Endocrine, Exocrine, and Hepatic Phenotypes

Henryk Zulewski, Elizabeth Abraham, Melissa J. Gerlach et al. · Diabetes · 2001 · 790 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Endocrinology +15