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. 2009 Sep 16;28(18):2687-8.
doi: 10.1038/emboj.2009.251.

Insulin teaches a new lesson in tolerance

Thomas W H Kay  1 , Bala Krishnamurthy, Thomas C Brodnicki, Stuart I Mannering
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Insulin teaches a new lesson in tolerance

Thomas W H Kay et al. EMBO J. .
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