Mechanisms of dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance in healthy humans

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 1063-1069

  Tappy, Luc ^a   Randin, Denis ^b   Vollenweider, Peter ^a   Vollenweider, Laurent ^a   Paquot, Nicolas ^a   Scherrer, Urs ^b   Schneiter, Philippe ^a   Nicod, Pascal ^b   Jéquier, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPIMOX; DEXAMETHASONE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEG; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYRAZINES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0027992955     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.79.4.1063     Document Type: Article

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