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Cardiovascular sexual dimorphism in a diet-induced type 2 diabetes rodent model, the Nile rat (Arvicanthis niloticus)

BACKGROUND: The Nile rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) is an emerging laboratory model of type 2 diabetes. When fed standard rodent chow, the majority of males progress from hyperinsulinemia by 2 months to hyperglycemia by 6 months, while most females remain at the hyperinsulinemia-only stage (prediabetic...

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Autores principales: Schneider, Jillian, Kuny, Sharee, Beker, Donna, Sauvé, Yves, Lemieux, Hélène
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30589871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208987