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Pancreatic islet cell phenotype and endocrine function throughout diabetes development in non-obese diabetic mice.
Autoimmunity - 1 Jun 2013
Kornete Mara, Beauchemin Hugues, Polychronakos Constantin, Piccirillo Ciriaco A
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) results from a T cell dependent, autoimmune destruction of insulin producing beta cells in pancreatic islets of Langerhans, which results in insulin deficiency despite attempts at beta cell replacement by the emergence of newly-differentiated beta cells throughout T1D development. The origin of these cells has been difficult to assess as these are rapidly destroyed by the underlying...
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