Altered islet composition and disproportionate loss of large islets in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Human islets exhibit distinct islet architecture with intermingled alpha- and beta-cells particularly in large islets. In this study, we quantitatively examined pathological changes of the pancreas in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Specifically, we tested a hypothesis that changes in endocrine...

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Main Authors: German Kilimnik, Billy Zhao, Junghyo Jo, Vipul Periwal, Piotr Witkowski, Ryosuke Misawa, Manami Hara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3216964?pdf=render