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A population of dispersed adult rat beta cells that do not respond to glucose has been consistently reported as 10%to30%0% of the total [ 5, 37, 38].
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The groups from the Joslin Clinic and Washington University say the cells derived from a few beta cells that had survived the immune system onslaught.
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The ZDF rats that became hyperglycemic exhibited decreased insulin output, suggesting progressive beta cell failure, whereas those that did not become hyperglycemic were able to maintain high plasma insulin.
A new study by CUMC researchers shows that beta cells do not die but instead revert to a more fundamental, undifferentiated cell type.
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