Lipolysis and glycerol gluconeogenesis in simultaneously fasting and lactating northern elephant seals

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Houser, Dorian S ^a,b   Champagne, Cory D ^a   Crocker, Daniel E ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucagon; Insulin; Lactogenesis; Lipid metabolism; Reesterification

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; KINETICS; LACTATION; LIPOLYSIS; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLYCEROL; LACTATION; LIPOLYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEALS, EARLESS;

EID: 36849056679     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00403.2007     Document Type: Article

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