Choline increases serum insulin in rat when injected intraperitoneally and augments basal and stimulated aceylcholine release from the rat minced pancreas in vitro

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 991-999

  Ilcol, Yesim Ozarda ^a   Gurun, M Sibel ^a   Taga, Yavuz ^b   Ulus, Ismail H ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Muscarinic receptors; Nicotinic receptor; Parasympathetic; Precursor

Indexed keywords

4 DIPHENYLACETOXY 1 METHYLPIPERIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; HEXAMETHONIUM; INSULIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PIRENZEPINE; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; TRITIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HOMOGENATE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLINE; GLUCOSE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INSULIN; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PANCREAS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0037337246     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03472.x     Document Type: Article

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