books.google.com - Overexpression of CCK in pancreatic islets resulted in dramatic changes in the proliferative capacity of mouse and human beta-cells. Treatment of isolated mouse islets with an adenovirus harboring the mouse Cck gene (Ad-CCK) stimulates beta-cell proliferation. Importantly, Ad-CCK treatment of isolated...http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Novel_Role_for_Cholecystokinin_in_Beta.html?hl=de&id=95tnJsrq7I4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA Novel Role for Cholecystokinin in Beta-cell Growth and Survival