Development of a Novel Zebrafish Model for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract Obesity is a major cause of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in mammals. We have previously established a zebrafish model of diet-induced obesity (DIO zebrafish) by overfeeding Artemia. Here we created DIO zebrafish using a different method to induce T2DM. Zebrafish were overfed a commercial...

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Main Authors: Liqing Zang, Yasuhito Shimada, Norihiro Nishimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01432-w