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Growth arrest specific protein (GAS) 6: a role in the regulation of proliferation and functional capacity of the perinatal rat beta cell.
Diabetologia - 1 Apr 2013
Haase T N, Rasmussen M, Jaksch C A M, Gaarn L W, Petersen C K, Billestrup N, Nielsen J H
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Maternal low-protein (LP) diet during gestation results in a reduced beta cell mass in the offspring at birth and this may hamper the ability to adapt to high-energy food and sedentary lifestyle later in life. To investigate the biology behind the LP-offspring phenotype, this study aimed to identify differentially expressed genes in the pancreas and their potential role in the fetal programming....
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