The bank vole (Myodes glareolus) – a novel animal model for the study of diabetes mellitus

The bank vole (Microtus arvalis) develops glucose intolerance both when kept in captivity and in the wild state. Glucose intolerant bank voles kept in captivity exhibited polydipsia, polyuria, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, islet autoantibodies and a markedly changed islet structure resembling so–...

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Main Author: Blixt, Martin
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk cellbiologi 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-122715
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