with the aim of developing a model of experimental diabetes by which spontaneous recovery processes can be investigated , we used a lower ( 1 ) and a higher ( 2 ) dose of streptozotocin ( sz ) to find out the lowest possible dose definitely inducing diabetes in mice through beta cell loss but preventing excessive damage to the endocrine pancreas which would exclude restoration processes .
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beta cell
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endocrine pancreas