Pregnancy modifies the α2-β-adrenergic receptor functional balance in rabbit fat cells

The sympathetic nervous system controls lipolysis in fat by activation of four adrenergic receptors: β1, β2, β3, and α2. During pregnancy, maternal metabolism presents anabolic and catabolic phases, characterized by modifications of fat responsiveness to catecholamines. The contributions of the four...

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Main Authors: Alain Bousquet-Mélou, Carmen Muñoz, Jean Galitzky, Michel Berlan, Max Lafontan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1999-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520333666