Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 12 , Pages 1519-1526 , December 1995

Changes in insulin action and insulin secretion in the rat after dietary restriction early in life: Influence of dood restriction versus low-protein food restriction

  • Fraçoise Picarel-Blanchot

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire Physiopathologie Nutrition, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unite de Recherche Associee (URA) 307, Université D. Diderot, Paris, France
    • Instituto de Bioquimica, Centro Mixto Universidad Complutense y CSIC Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Carmen Alvarez

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire Physiopathologie Nutrition, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unite de Recherche Associee (URA) 307, Université D. Diderot, Paris, France
    • Instituto de Bioquimica, Centro Mixto Universidad Complutense y CSIC Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Danielle Bailbe

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire Physiopathologie Nutrition, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unite de Recherche Associee (URA) 307, Université D. Diderot, Paris, France
    • Instituto de Bioquimica, Centro Mixto Universidad Complutense y CSIC Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Ana-Maria Pascual-Leone

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire Physiopathologie Nutrition, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unite de Recherche Associee (URA) 307, Université D. Diderot, Paris, France
    • Instituto de Bioquimica, Centro Mixto Universidad Complutense y CSIC Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Bernard Portha

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Bernard Portha, PhD, Lab. Physiopathology of Nutrition, CNRS URA 307, Université D. Diderot/Paris 7, 2 place Jussieu, Tour 33, 75251 Paris Cedex 05, France
    • Laboratoire Physiopathologie Nutrition, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unite de Recherche Associee (URA) 307, Université D. Diderot, Paris, France
    • Instituto de Bioquimica, Centro Mixto Universidad Complutense y CSIC Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

Received 4 June 1994 ,Accepted 18 April 1995.

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☆ Supported in part by the France/Spain Programme for Science (Actions Intégrées 149 and 216 and Cooperation Franco-Espagnole CNRS/CSIC project 1986). C.A. was the recipient of a fellowship from Université D. Diderot / Paris 7 (Maitre de Conference invite, emploi no. 234MA0202).

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