| Literature DB >> 1095440 |
M Ziegler, H J Hahn, B Ziegler, E Köhler, H Fiedler.
Abstract
Isolated pancreatic islets of normoglycemic sand rats do not respond to 2.5 mM glucose with an enhanced glucagon secretion, which could be observed in normal Wistar rats. Arginine stimulates glucagon release in the presence of 2.5 mM glucose in Wistar rats as well as in sand rats. The secretion pattern is not caused by insulin deficiency since sand rat islets are characterized by an increased insulin secretion rate in vitro. This paradoxical glucagon secretion is not caused by a changed glucagon content but might be related to this species which is able to develop a diabetic syndrome spontaneously.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 1095440 DOI: 10.1007/bf00422820
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diabetologia ISSN: 0012-186X Impact factor: 10.122