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Diabetic pdx1-mutant zebrafish show conserved responses to nutrient overload and anti-glycemic treatment.
Scientific reports - 18 Sept 2015
Kimmel Robin A, Dobler Stefan, Schmitner Nicole, Walsen Tanja, Freudenblum Julia, Meyer Dirk
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Diabetes mellitus is characterized by disrupted glucose homeostasis due to loss or dysfunction of insulin-producing beta cells. In this work, we characterize pancreatic islet development and function in zebrafish mutant for pdx1, a gene which in humans is linked to genetic forms of diabetes and is associated with increased susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes. Pdx1 mutant zebrafish have the key diabetic features of...
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