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Glycogenolytic effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide in the rat in vivo
V Sánchez1, R Goberna, J R Calvo
1Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, University of Sevilla, Spain.
Experientia
|June 15, 1991
Abstract:
The effects of VIP (300 pmol/kg), injected via the portal vein, on the glycogen content of the liver and on glycemia, were studied in the rat in vivo. VIP enhanced glycogenolysis and caused hyperglycemia in a time-dependent manner.