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Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), also known as amylin, is a 37-residue intrinsically disordered hormone involved in glucose regulation and gastric emptying. The aggregation of hIAPP into amyloid fibrils is believed to play a causal role in type 2 diabetes.
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- Cope, Stephanie M (Author)
- Vaiana, Sara M (Thesis advisor)
- Ghirlanda, Giovanna (Committee member)
- Ros, Robert (Committee member)
- Lindsay, Stuart M (Committee member)
- Ozkan, Sefika B (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2013
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- Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2013Note typethesis
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- Field of study: Physics
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by Stephanie M. Cope