Proliferation of pancreatic islet-cells in cyclic and pregnant rats after treatment with progesterone

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 649-655

  Nieuwenhuizen, Arie G ^a   Schuiling, G A ^a   Hilbrands, L G ^a   Bisschop, E M ^a   Koiter, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

20 dihydroprogesterone; Glucose tolerance; Insulin secretion; Islet cell proliferation; Placental lactogen; Pregnancy; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; BROXURIDINE; GLUCOSE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; INSULIN RELEASE; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SILASTIC TUBE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032425269     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978952     Document Type: Article

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