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The pituitary of genetically diabetic Chinese hamsters contains significantly (p<0.001) greater numbers of somatotrophes than pituitary of nondiabetics. This may play a role in the aetiopathology of diabetes in this species or at least contribute to the maintenance of hyperglycaemia.
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Deslex, P., Rossi, G.L. Quantitative evaluation of somatotrophic cells (SC) in the adenohypophysis of normal and diabetic male Chinese hamsters. Diabetologia 12, 489–493 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01219513
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