growth/size/body
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• a reduction of approximately 10% at all ages examined
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homeostasis/metabolism
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• insulin secretion in response to 16.7 mM glucose was significantly enhanced in both the first and second phases by approximately 200% of the control level
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• the blood glucose levels examined in fasting mice or after a glucose load were significantly lower in mutant mice
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endocrine/exocrine glands
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• the ultrastructure of the mutant beta cells showed a deficit in insulin-granule docking at the plasma membrane
• the number of docked granules was significantly reduced
• the granule number per cell section, the beta cell size, and the average granule density were unchanged
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• insulin secretion in response to 16.7 mM glucose was significantly enhanced in both the first and second phases by approximately 200% of the control level
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