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We studied the effect of Epithalon on the function of pancreatic islets and regulation of blood glucose level in female rhesus monkeys of various ages. Epithalon corrected the age-related decrease in glucose tolerance and restored the dynamics of insulin level in response to glucose load.
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Goncharova, N.D., Vengerin, A.A., Khavinson, V.K. et al. Peptide Correction of Age-Related Hormonal Dysfunction of the Pancreas in Monkeys. Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine 138, 80–83 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BEBM.0000046946.25425.f5
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