Effects of pregnancy on the glucose-induced insulin release from cultivated pancreatic islets of the rat. |
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Authors: | B Ziegler M Ziegler H Fiedler |
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Abstract: | 7-day-cultured islets from pregnant Wistar rats released at 5.6 mM glucose significantly more insulin than islets from nonpregnant rats, whereas in vivo this heigthened glucose sensitivity is lost 48 h post partum. |
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