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Table 1 Basal glucose (mg/dl) and insulin (ng/ml) concentrations for both bolus glucose injection and hyperglycaemic clamp studies at four gestation age groups. Within columns values with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05 and (n) = number of animals.

From: Glucose-stimulated insulin response in pregnant sheep following acute suppression of plasma non-esterified fatty acid concentrations

 

Glucose

Insulin

 

Bolus

Clamp

Bolus

Clamp

NPNL (15)

46.9 ± 1.7a

51.1 ± 1.9a

0.89 ± 0.13a

1.09 ± 0.10a

90 dGA (4)

40.1 ± 4.8ab

 

0.64 ± 0.05ab

 

105 dGA (9)

29.1 ± 4.0bc

38.6 ± 3.0b

0.49 ± 0.11bc

0.53 ± 0.06b

135 dGA (9)

21.3± 1.9c

40.6 ± 4.9b

0.29 ± 0.07c

0.36 ± 0.06b