Decreased glucose tolerance but normal blood glucose levels in the field in the caviomorph rodent Ctenomys talarum: The role of stress and physical activity

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-238

  Vera, Federico ^a   Zenuto, Roxana R ^a   Antenucci, C Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Blood glucose regulation; Compensatory mechanisms; Ctenomys; Exercise; Glucose tolerance test; Hystricomorph rodents; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOMYS TALARUM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORMONE STRUCTURE; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RODENT;

CAVIOMORPHA; CTENOMYS; CTENOMYS TALARUM; HYSTRICOGNATHI; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 49549108195     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.06.030     Document Type: Article

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