Early insulin secretion

1. Caloric restriction increases early insulin secretion in rats.

   “The β-cell activity, as judged by the early insulin secretion in the intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test, was significantly higher in the CR group than that in control animals.”

   Animalspancreas24 weeksmalesn = 16

   Calorie restriction from a young age preserves the functions of pancreatic β cells in aging rats

   The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine·1 Aug 2012

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