Understanding type 2 diabetes and aging : lessons from nonhuman primates

• Main Authors: Tigno, Xenia T., Shi Ying Ding, Erwin, Joseph M., Aslam, Sadaf, Hansen, Barbara C.
• Other Authors: University of South Florida. College of Medicine
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chulalongkorn University 2011
• Subjects: Metabolic syndrome; Aging; Diabetes; Obesity; Rhesus monkey; Nonhuman primates
• Online Access: http://cuir.car.chula.ac.th/handle/123456789/14574
• Institution: Chulalongkorn University

Background: The increase in global prevalence of obesity and diabetes, and the growth of the elderly population worldwide emphasize the biomedical research need for an animal model which exhibits close similarity to human disease and aging processes. The rhesus monkey develops obesity and type 2 d...