Effects of fasting on tissue glucose utilization in conscious resting rats. Major glucose-sparing effect in working muscles

Issad, Tarik; Pénicaud, Luc; Ferré, Pascal; Kandé, J.; A Baudon, M; Girard, J.

doi:10.1042/bj2460241

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Effects of fasting on tissue glucose utilization in conscious resting rats. Major glucose-sparing effect in working muscles

Published in Biochemical Journal • Aug 15, 1987

Authors:

Tarik Issad

Luc Pénicaud

Pascal Ferré

Abstract

The effects of fasting on glucose metabolism in the conscious resting rat were studied. Fasting decreased whole-body glucose utilization by 40%. The fast induced a decrease in glucose utilization in muscles which are constantly working even in the resting state, i.e. heart, diaphragm and postural mu...

Subject

Internal medicine

Endocrinology

Carbohydrate metabolism

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