Open AccessPOSTPRANDIAL HEPATIC GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS IN LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS1
Author(s) -
Philippe Schneiter,
M Gillet,
René Chioléro,
J.P. Wauters,
Mette M. Berger,
Luc Tappy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-200003150-00052
Subject(s) - postprandial , liver transplantation , glycogen , medicine , gastroenterology , chemistry , transplantation , insulin
The liver plays a central role in glucose homeostasis by releasing glucose in the fasting state and by taking up and converting into glycogen part of the glucose absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract after meal ingestion.