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Amyloid in the pancreatic islets of the cougar (Felis concolor) is derived from islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP)

Kenneth H. Johnson, Christer Wernsted, Timothy D. O’Brien, Per Westermark

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry · 1991 · 22 citations · 32 references

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Purification and characterization of a peptide from amyloid-rich pancreases of type 2 diabetic patients.

Garth J. S. Cooper, Anthony C. Willis, Anne Clark et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Amyloid fibrils in human insulinoma and islets of Langerhans of the diabetic cat are derived from a neuropeptide-like protein also present in normal islet cells.

Per Westermark, Christer Wernstedt, Erik Wilander et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 980 citations · Full text

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Islet amyloid polypeptide: pinpointing amino acid residues linked to amyloid fibril formation.

Per Westermark, Ulla Engström, Kenneth H. Johnson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1990 · 811 citations

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A novel peptide in the calcitonin gene related peptide family as an amyloid fibril protein in the endocrine pancreas

Per Westermark, Christer Wernstedt, Erik Wilander et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1986 · 514 citations

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Pancreatic amylin and calcitonin gene-related peptide cause resistance to insulin in skeletal muscle in vitro

Brendan Leighton, Garth J. S. Cooper · Nature · 1988 · 473 citations

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