| Literature DB >> 6393953 |
A Leturque, M Guerre-Millo, M Lavau, J Girard.
Abstract
Under basal conditions (zero insulin), paraovarian adipocytes from 19-day-pregnant rats exhibited the same rates of [U-14C]glucose conversion into CO2 and total lipids as did those from age-matched virgin rats. The dose-response curves for insulin stimulation of glucose metabolism were similar in both groups: maximal response (+100% over basal values) and high sensitivity (half-maximal effect at 0.05 nM-insulin). The present results suggest that the insulin resistance in vivo that occurs during late pregnancy may involve circulating factors lost in vitro.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6393953 PMCID: PMC1144483 DOI: 10.1042/bj2240685
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857