Proinsulin levels predict the development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in Japanese-American men

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1996, Pages

  Kahn, S E ^a,c   Leonetti, D L ^a   Prigeon, R L ^a   Boyko, E J ^b   Bergstom, R W ^a   Fujimoto, W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

C peptide; Glucose; Impaired glucose tolerance; Insulin resistance; Intra abdominal fat; Obesity; cell

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; INSULIN; PROINSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY;

EID: 0029813082     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dme.1996.13.s6.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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