CD95 ligand expression on alpha cells: protection or killing?
β Scribed by Ruberti, Giovina ;Signore, Alberto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 21 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-4221
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β¦ Synopsis
Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice naturally develop a progressive islet infiltration followed by massive destruction of insulin producing β€-cells leading to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). How the selective destruction of pancreatic β€-cells takes place has remained
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