Adrenal glands are essential for activation of glucogenesis during undernutrition in fetal sheep near term

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Fowden, A L ^a   Forhead, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Fetus; Glucogenesis

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; OXYGEN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EWE; FEMALE; FETUS; GLUCOGENESIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE; LIVER; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; UMBILICAL CORD; UTERUS;

EID: 78650766051     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00205.2010     Document Type: Article

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