Disproportionate elevation of immunoreactive proinsulin in Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and in experimental insulin resistance

Diabetologia

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1987, Pages 698-702

  Ward, W K ^a,b,c   LaCava, E C ^a,b   Paquette, T L ^a   Beard, J C ^a,b   Wallum, B J ^a,b   Porte Jr , D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Portland Diabet/Endocrinol Center   (United States)

Author keywords

arginine; dexamethasone; insulin resistance; proinsulin; Type 2 (non insulin dependent) diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DEXAMETHASONE; PROINSULIN;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY;

ARGININE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBESITY IN DIABETES; PROINSULIN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023634652     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00296991     Document Type: Article

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