endocrine/exocrine glands
• islets are significantly more susceptible to apoptosis at physiological glucose concentrations, in the presences of palmitate, or in the absence of serum
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• small but significant decrease in beta cell mass is observed under normal diet and high-fat feeding relative to controls
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• disrupted islet architecture is observed
• glucagon-containing alpha cells are distributed diffusely between beta cells, whereas in wild-type islets, alpha cells are exclusively in the islet mantle
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homeostasis/metabolism
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• blood glucose is not significantly different from wild-type regardless of diet
• glucose tolerance does not differ significantly, but there is a trend toward higher 30-minute glucose values in female mutants on both normal and high-fat diets
• insulin tolerance is similar to wild-type on both normal and high-fat diets
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• significant insulin resistance is observed in mice fed a high-fat diet
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cellular
• islets are significantly more susceptible to apoptosis at physiological glucose concentrations, in the presences of palmitate, or in the absence of serum
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