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Swine Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Insulin Resistance, Glucose Tolerance, and Cardiovascular Complications
1 Jan 2006
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In humans, diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered a heterogeneous metabolic disorder. Swine have been used as a model for many human conditions including type 1 (insulin-deficient) and type 2 (insulin-resistant) DM research because of their phenotypic similarities to humans including: cardiovascular anatomy and function, metabolism, lipoprotein profile, size, tendency to obesity, and omnivorous habits. There is...
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