Deficiencies in gut NK cell number and function precede diabetes onset in BB rats.
Todd DJ, Forsberg EM, Greiner DL, Mordes JP, Rossini AA, Bortell R. Deficiencies in gut NK cell number and function precede diabetes onset in BB rats. J Immunol. 2004 May 01; 172(9):5356-62.
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Animals
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Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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Female
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease
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Interferon-gamma
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Interleukin-4
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Intestinal Mucosa
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Killer Cells, Natural
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Lymphocyte Count
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Lymphopenia
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Lymphopoiesis
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Male
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Prediabetic State
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred BB
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Rats, Inbred Lew
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Rats, Inbred WF
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta