Synergistic effect of glucose and prolactin on GLUT2 expression in cultured neonatal rat islets

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-361

  Crepaldi Alves, S C ^a   Carneiro, E M ^a   Bosqueiro, J R ^a   Boschero, A C ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glucose; Glucose transporter; Pancreatic islets; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM; PANCREAS ISLET; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 2; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROLACTIN; RATS;

EID: 0031089124     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000300008     Document Type: Article

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