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Amyloid in the islets of Langerhans: Thoughts and some historical aspects
Deposition of amyloid, derived from the polypeptide hormone islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP; ‘amylin’) is the single most typical islet alteration in type 2 diabetes. Islet amyloid was described as hyalinization already in 1901, but not until 1986 was it understood that it is a polymerization produc...
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Informa Healthcare
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3078536/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21486192 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2011.573884 |