Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2805967 | Metabolism | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Our studies indicate that a humanized mouse model with human islet grafts could mimic the in vivo characteristics of human islets and could be a powerful tool for the evaluation of novel insulin secretagogues or other therapeutic agents that directly and/or indirectly target human β cells.
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Authors
Jian Luo, Kathy Nguyen, Michael Chen, Than Tran, Jianqiang Hao, Bole Tian, Ingrid C. Rulifson, Ying Zhang, Lei Tian, Yu Zhang, Edwin Lopez, Daniel C.-H. Lin, Yingcai Wang, Zhihua Ma, Jonathan Houze, Zhiguang Guo,