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Maternal factors in a model of type 1 diabetes differentially affect the development of insulitis and overt diabetes in offspring.
Diabetes - 1 Jul 2005
Kagohashi Yukiko, Udagawa Jun, Abiru Norio, Kobayashi Masakazu, Moriyama Kenji, Otani Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes, a multifactorial disease involving genetic and environmental factors, results from the destruction of pancreatic beta-cells. The maternal environment has been suggested to be important in the development of diabetes. To assess the role of maternal factors in the development of insulitis and overt diabetes, we transplanted pre-implantation stage embryos of nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice, a model of...
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