Impaired processing of prohormones associated with abnormalities of glucose homeostasis and adrenal function

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 21, 1995, Pages 1386-1391

  O'rahilly, Stephen ^a   Gray, Helen ^a   Humphreys, Phillippa J ^a   Krook, Anna ^a   Polonsky, Kenneth S ^b   White, Anne ^c   Gibson, Sarah ^c   Taylor, Kevin ^d   Carr, Colin ^d  

^a Departments of Nuclear Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE PRECURSOR; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PROINSULIN; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROINSULIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028783323     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199511233332104     Document Type: Article

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