Table 1.

Arterial plasma glucagon and cortisol concentrations and total hepatic and hindlimb blood flow

	Experimental Period
Group	Basal	Low Insulin	High Insulin
	Glucagon, ng/l
NP	38 ± 3	36 ± 2	32 ± 3
P	38 ± 4	36 ± 6	34 ± 6
	Cortisol, μg/dl
NP	1.9 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.3	2.0 ± 0.2
P	3.1 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 0.5	2.6 ± 0.6
	Hepatic blood flow, ml·kg−1·min−1
NP	25 ± 3	26 ± 3	27 ± 3
P	21 ± 2	21 ± 2	23 ± 2
	Hindlimb blood flow, ml/min
NP	225 ± 25	227 ± 25	250 ± 24*
P	219 ± 19	208 ± 17	233 ± 25

Data are means ± SE for 3 sampling times in each period; n = 9 per group. NP, nonpregnant group; P, pregnant group. There are no differences between groups;

^*P < 0.05 vs. basal.