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Short-term dietary adjustment with a hydrolyzed casein-based diet postpones diabetes development in the diabetes-prone BB rat.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Mar 2003
Visser Jeroen, Brugman Sylvia, Klatter Flip, Vis Lotte, Groen Herman, Strubbe Jan, Rozing Jan
Abstract excerpt
From earlier studies it appears that weaning associated changes in the animal's physiology and that of the pancreas in particular, render diabetes-prone Bio-Breeding (DP-BB) rats susceptible to the induction and development of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). In this study we tested whether a short-term dietary adjustment at weaning would influence the development of diabetes later in life. For this...
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