Effects of limited food intake and vitamin C supplementation on pancreatic glucagon and insulin in guinea pigs

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Kaplan, Birsen ^a   Gonul B ^a   Erdogan, D ^a   Elbeg, S ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

C peptide; Limited food intake; Pancreas; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; C PEPTIDE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; STAINING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; PANCREAS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CAVIA;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; EATING; GLUCAGON; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; PANCREAS;

EID: 38449105903     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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