Hypothalamic mediation of reduced GH secretion in diabetic rats: evidence for reduced cholinergic inhibition of somatostatin release
The Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat is a new model of diabetes mellitus and in this study we have characterized the diabetic and growth hormone (GH) secretory status of male GK rats at 6 and 16 weeks of age. We have also investigated the role of endogenous somatostatin (SS) and cholinergic manipulation on th...
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Blackwell Publishing
1995
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/10398/ http://eprints.um.edu.my/10398/1/Hypothalamic.pdf |