Mechanism of ghrelin-evoked glucagon secretion from the pancreas of diabetic rats

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 432-436

  Adeghate, Ernest ^a   Parvez, Hasan ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Atropine; Diabetes mellitus; Diltiazem; Ghrelin; Glucagon secretion; Pancreas; Propranolol; Radioimmunoassay; Rat; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DILTIAZEM; GHRELIN; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; STREPTOZOCIN; YOHIMBINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCAGON RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREAS ISLET; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TISSUE CULTURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036819924     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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