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Establishment and Characterization of a Newly Established Diabetic Gerbil Line.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Li Xiaohong, Lu Jing, Wang Ying, Huo Xueyun, Li Zhenkun, Zhang Shuangyue, Li Changlong, Guo Meng, Du Xiaoyan, Chen Zhenwen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to selectively breed a spontaneous diabetic gerbil when a sub-line of inbred gerbil showed increased blood glucose levels was found recently. Then we investigated the characteristics including the serum insulin, triglyceride, cholesterol, leptin, adiponectin and explored the underlying molecular mechanism for the diabetic phenotype. METHODS: The spontaneous diabetic line of gerbils was...
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