College: School of Pharmacy, University of Otago
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Project title: Insulin kinetics in the common brushtail possum
Project description: Currently little is known about insulin in possums. This project falls into the wider scope of validating insulin as a model protein that can be incorporated into novel formulation for oral delivery to Trichosurus vulpecula.
Blood pressure was also investigated in the presence and absence of transient hyperglycemia and anaesthesia.