Metabolic, stress, and inflammatory biomarker responses to glucose administration in Fischer-344 rats: intraperitoneal vs. oral delivery

INTRODUCTION: Metabolic effects of anthropogenic chemicals are a focus of environmental health research due to the significant public health implications. Conventional glucose tolerance tests (GTTs) do not generally examine multiple metabolic, inflammatory, and endocrine factors; however, responses to exogenous glucose can provide insight into mode-of-action and disease processes, and warrant consideration in developing models for toxicological …