Human insulin B chain but not A chain decreases the rate of diabetes in BB rats

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-114

  Song, H Y ^b   Abad, M M ^a   Mahoney, C P ^b   McEvoy, R C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Immunomodulation; Insulin; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ISOPHANE INSULIN; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INSULIN; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BB; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0032736852     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(99)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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