Relationship among Insulin Resistance, Growth Hormone, and Insulin‐Like Growth Factor I Concentrations in Diestrous Swedish Elkhounds

BACKGROUND: In the dog, the normal estrous cycle includes a prolonged luteal phase. Progesterone stimulates local canine mammary growth hormone (GH) production, which may act systemically and contribute to insulin resistance. Swedish Elkhounds are predisposed to progesterone‐related diabetes mellitu...

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Published in:J Vet Intern Med
Main Authors: Strage, E.M., Lewitt, M.S., Hanson, J.M., Olsson, U., Norrvik, F., Lilliehöök, I., Holst, B.S., Fall, T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857978/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765678
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12307
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