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Diabetes in Zucker diabetic fatty rat.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2012
Shiota Masakazu, Printz Richard L
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Male Zucker diabetic fatty fa/fa (ZDF) rats develop obesity and insulin resistance at a young age, and then with aging, progressively develop hyperglycemia. This hyperglycemia is associated with impaired pancreatic β-cell function, loss of pancreatic β-cell mass, and decreased responsiveness of liver and extrahepatic tissues to the actions of insulin and glucose. Of particular interest are the insights provided...
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