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Islets of Langerhans phenotype alterations induced by fatty diet and physical activity levels in Wistar rats.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2000
Bovolini Antonio, Garcia Juliana, Silva Ana Filipa, Andrade Maria Amparo, Duarte José Alberto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Physical inactivity (PIn) and a fatty diet (FD) are closely linked to development of metabolic syndrome (MetS), overloading the endocrine pancreas seeking energy homeostasis. However, the relative contribution of FD and PIn to the pancreatic overload is unknown. The aim of this study was to verify the isolated and conjugated influence of FD and PIn in the islets of Langer hans (islets) structure and...
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