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Genetic locus responsible for diabetic phenotype in the insulin hyposecretion (ihs) mouse.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Nakano Kenta, Yanobu-Takanashi Rieko, Shimizu Yukiko, Takahashi Yuki, Hiura Koki, Watanabe Masaki, Sasaki Hayato, Okamura Tadashi, Sasaki Nobuya
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Diabetic animal models have made significant contributions to understanding the etiology of diabetes and to the development of new medications. Our research group recently developed a novel diabetic mouse strain, the insulin hyposecretion (ihs)mouse. The strain involves neither obesity nor insulitis but exhibits notable pancreatic β-cell dysfunction, distinguishing it from other well-characterized animal models....
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