Article
Age-dependent changes in phenotypes and candidate gene analysis in a polygenic animal model of Type II diabetes mellitus; NSY mouse.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2000
Ueda H, Ikegami H, Kawaguchi Y, Fujisawa T, Nojima K, Babaya N, Yamada K, Shibata M, Yamato E, Ogihara T
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The Nagoya-Shibata-Yasuda (NSY) mouse closely mimics human Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in that the onset is age-dependent, the animals are not severely obese, and both insulin resistance and impaired insulin response to glucose contribute to disease development. The aim of this study was to clarify the influence of age on the pathogenesis of diabetes and to analyse a...
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