A rodent model of rapid-onset diabetes induced by glucocorticoids and high-fat feeding

• Main Authors: Yaniv Shpilberg (Author), Jacqueline L. Beaudry (Author), Anna D'Souza (Author), Jonathan E. Campbell (Author), Ashley Peckett (Author), Michael C. Riddell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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SUMMARY Glucocorticoids (GCs) are potent pharmacological agents used to treat a number of immune conditions. GCs are also naturally occurring steroid hormones (e.g. cortisol, corticosterone) produced in response to stressful conditions that are thought to increase the preference for calorie dense &#...