Amylin under examination. Fibrillogenic polypeptide hormone of the pancreas

Amylin under examination. Fibrillogenic polypeptide hormone of the pancreas

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In patients or animals affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus [NIDDM]) some pathological deposits, called amyloid, are observed among cells of islets of Langerhans. Among other constituents, deposits consist of an insoluble, fibrillar form of peptide neuro...

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Main Author: Małgorzata Marszałek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
Subjects:
amylin
pancreatic amyloid
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
aggregation
fibrillation
Online Access:http://phmd.pl/gicid/01.3001.0003.1176

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