Effect of lactation on lipolysis in rat adipose tissue.
The concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids and glycerol in rat parametrial adipose tissue increased at peak lactation. Adipose tissue from lactating rats showed higher rates of release of nonesterified fatty acids and glycerol when incubated in vitro than did tissue from nonlactating rats, but there was a substantial increase in the esterification of fatty acids during involution. These results support earlier evidence that fat reserves were mobilized during lactation.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D005990:Glycerol / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects; D008053:Lipid Mobilization / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D005990:Glycerol; D004837:Epinephrine