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Human immune system development and rejection of human islet allografts in spontaneously diabetic NOD-Rag1null IL2rgammanull Ins2Akita mice.
Diabetes - 1 Sept 2010
Brehm Michael A, Bortell Rita, Diiorio Philip, Leif Jean, Laning Joseph, Cuthbert Amy, Yang Chaoxing, Herlihy Mary, Burzenski Lisa, Gott Bruce, Foreman Oded, Powers Alvin C, Greiner Dale L, Shultz Leonard D
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OBJECTIVE: To create an immunodeficient mouse model that spontaneously develops hyperglycemia to serve as a diabetic host for human islets and stem cell-derived beta-cells in the absence or presence of a functional human immune system. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We backcrossed the Ins2(Akita) m...
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