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The Transcriptional Response of the Islet to Pregnancy in Mice
2 Jul 2009
Abstract excerpt
The inability of the ss-cell to meet the demand for insulin brought about by insulin resistance leads to type 2 diabetes. In adults, ss-cell replication is one of the mechanisms thought to cause the expansion of ss-cell mass. Efforts to treat diabetes require knowledge of the pathways that drive facultative ss-cell proliferation in vivo. A robust physiological stimulus of ss-cell expansion is pregnancy and...
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