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Horm Metab Res 1984; 16: 183-185
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014929
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014929
Plasma Glucose, Insulin, Glucagon and Prolactin during Long Lasting Lactation
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Publication History
1983
1983
Publication Date:
14 March 2008 (online)
Summary
Circulating levels of glucose and particularly those of insulin are significantly lower in African mothers (Kivu, Zaire) nursing their infants than in non pregnant and non lactating women of the same area. Furthermore, the glycemia and the insulinemia increase relatively less after a glucose load in the breastfeeding mothers. The lack of glucose available to the mammary gland may explain the low volumes of milk produced by the lactating mothers in this region of Africa.
Key-Words:
Lactation - Glycemia - Insulinemia - Prolactin