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Glucagon and Pregnancy

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Glucagon II

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 66 / 2))

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The interest in obtaining knowledge of glucagon secretion in pregnancy emanates from two characteristic features of this state. First, pregnancy is known to exert a diabetogenic stress on carbohydrate metabolism and second, the metabolic responses to starvation and food intake are characteristically modified by gestation. Evaluation of the possible contributory role of glucagon in bringing about these metabolic changes in pregnancy is obviously of interest.

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  1. University of Liège, Boulevard de la Constitution, 66, 4020, Liège, Belgium

    Pierre J. Lefebvre M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head) (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head)

  2. University of Brussels (V.U.B.), Boulevard de la Constitution, 66, 4020, Liège, Belgium

    Pierre J. Lefebvre M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head) (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head)

  3. Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium, Boulevard de la Constitution, 66, 4020, Liège, Belgium

    Pierre J. Lefebvre M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head) (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head)

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    Pierre J. Lefebvre M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head) (Professor of Medicine, Guest Professor, Corresponding Member, Chairman, Head)

  5. Division of Diabetes, University of Liège, Boulevard de la Constitution, 66, 4020, Liège, Belgium

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Kühl, C., Holst, J.J. (1983). Glucagon and Pregnancy. In: Lefebvre, P.J. (eds) Glucagon II. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 66 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69019-8_13

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