Hexarelin Protects Rodent Pancreatic Β-Cells Function from Cytotoxic Effects of Streptozotocin Involving Mitochondrial Signalling Pathways In Vivo and In Vitro

• Yan Zhao ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yan Zhao, Xinli Zhang

  Affiliations Institute of Basic Medicine Science, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China, Department of Forensic Science, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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• Xinli Zhang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yan Zhao, Xinli Zhang

  Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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• Jiezhong Chen,

  Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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• Chao Lin,

  Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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• Renfu Shao,

  Affiliation Gene Cology Research Centre, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia

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• Chunxia Yan,

  Affiliation Department of Forensic Science, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

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• Chen Chen

  * E-mail: chen.chen@uq.edu.au

  Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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