The current study was undertaken to determine the effects of porcine growth hormone (pGH) administration on lipogenesis in rats. Growing male rats were injected (SC) with either pGH (1 ㎎/head) or bicarbonate buffer for 14 days. After last injection,...
The current study was undertaken to determine the effects of porcine growth hormone (pGH) administration on lipogenesis in rats. Growing male rats were injected (SC) with either pGH (1 ㎎/head) or bicarbonate buffer for 14 days. After last injection, rats were killed and epididymal adipose tissues were removed and sliced. Sliced tissues were incubated for one hour in KRB buffer containing various concentrations of porcine insulin and C^(14)-glucose. Lipogenesis, determined as glucose conversion to total lipids, was significanlay (P◎0.05) decreased in pGH - treated rats.