to clarify the role of vitamin d in the regulation of the endocrine pancreas , we have studied insulin and somatostatin secretion in vitamin d deficient rats ( reared on a vitamin d deficient diet ) , d-replete rats ( reared on a vitamin d deficient diet and given 160 iu of vitamin d3 sc twice a week ) and control rats ( reared on laboratory chow ) , using the isolated perfused rat pancreas .
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endocrine pancreas
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insulin