Role of increased insulin demand in the adaptation of the endocrine pancreas to pregnancy

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 303-312

  Nieuwenhuizen, A G ^a   Schuiling, G A ^a   Moes, H ^a   Koiter, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glucagon secretion; Growth hormone; Insulin secretion; Insulin synthesis; Islet cell proliferation; Lactogenic activity; Progesterone; Prolactin; Rats

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN; PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030998732     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.d01-1872.x     Document Type: Article

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