title: Insulin secretion in healthy pregnant Natal Indians.
abstract: The pattern of insulin release in healthy pregnant Natal Indian women was determined. Progressive hyperinsulinaemia associated with advancing pregnancy was confirmed, together with evidence of a decreased sensitivity to insulin at a cellular level. The plasma insulin response returned to normal in the early puerperium.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D013019:South Africa; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin