Differential effects of two coxsackievirus strains on pancreatic cells

Type I diabetes is a multi-factorial disease resulting from the destruction of beta cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, causing a serious derangement of glucose metabolism that can be fatal in patients deprived of insulin treatment. Factors involved in disease development include h...

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Main Author: Yap, Ivy S.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12278