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Bats: Body mass index, forearm mass index, blood glucose levels and SLC2A2 genes for diabetes
Bats have an unusually large volume of endocrine tissue, with a large population of beta cells, and an elevated sensitivity to glucose and insulin. This makes them excellent animal models for studying diabetes mellitus. We evaluated bats as models for diabetes in terms of lifestyle and genetic facto...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4954980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27439361 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29960 |