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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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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 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-7806-3 |