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FBR diabetes animal models animal research KK mice Zucker diabetic fatty rat

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  • Lottie Peppers on 01 Mar 16
     
    Scientists work with animal models to better understand type 2 diabetes to treat the disease. They have developed specialized animal models that mimic the condition.  One line of mice, known as KK mice, develop obesity and glucose intolerance that lead to type 2 diabetes. Another rodent model, the Zucker diabetic fatty rat, is bred to be a precise model of human type 2 diabetes.
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