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EFFECT OF INSULIN ON ADIPOSE TISSUE LIPOLYSIS IN HUMAN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Coltart T. M.,
Williams Christine
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00817.x
Subject(s) - lipolysis , adipose tissue , medicine , endocrinology , insulin resistance , pregnancy , insulin sensitivity , insulin , biology , genetics
Summary Adipose tissue has been shown to retain its sensitivity to the antilipolytic effects of insulin during late pregnancy. This suggests that during late pregnancy, increased adipose tissue lipolysis is due to a lipolytic factor rather than insulin resistance.