The effects of pregnancy steroids on adaptation of beta cells to pregnancy involve the pancreatic glucose sensor glucokinase

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-253

  Magnaterra, R ^a   Porzio, O ^a   Piemonte, F ^a,b   Bertoli, A ^a   Sesti, G ^a   Lauro, D ^a   Marlier, L N J L ^c   Federici, G ^a,b   Borboni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULINOMA; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULINOMA; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030679689     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1550247     Document Type: Article

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