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Gender-dimorphic regulation of skeletal muscle proteins in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2013
Choi Minji, Choi Jung-Won, Chaudhari Harmesh N, Aseer Kanikkai Raja, Mukherjee Rajib, Yun Jong Won
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BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that sexual differences increase diabetic risk and contribute to the need for gender-specific care, there remain contradictory results as to whether or not sexual dimorphism increases susceptibility to the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: To examine gender-dimorphic regulation of skeletal muscle proteins between healthy control and STZ-induced diabetic rats of both...
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