Response to glucose infusion in pregnant and nonpregnant ewes: Changes in plasma glucose and insulin concentrations

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 961-965

  Morgante, Massimo ^a   Gianesella, Matteo ^a   Casella, Stefania ^b   Stelletta, Calogero ^a   Cannizzo, Chiara ^a   Giudice, Elisabetta ^b   Piccione, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ewes; Glucose; Glucose load; Insulin; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867033990     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-011-1208-5     Document Type: Article

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