A compound isolated from the "shrinking" frog, which grows to 27 cm as a tadpole before shrinking to 4 cm in adulthood, stimulates insulin release and a synthetic version of the compound-- pseudin-2 -- could be used to produce new drugs, BBC reported on Monday. More...
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Frog skin secretions brings hope for diabetes treatment
Skin secretions from a South American frog could be used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers say.
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