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Nonhuman primates and other animal models in diabetes research.
Journal of diabetes science and technology - 1 May 2012
Harwood H James, Listrani Paul, Wagner Janice D
Abstract excerpt
Animal models are important for determining the pathogenesis of and potential treatments for obesity and diabetes. Nonhuman primates (NHPs) are particularly useful for studying these disorders. As in humans, type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common form of diabetes in NHPs and occurs more often in older obese animals, with a metabolic progression from insulin resistance (IR) and impaired glucose tolerance to...
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