Relationship of plasma insulin concentration and insulin sensitivity to blood pressure. Is it modified by obesity?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 399-405

  Mykkanen, Leena ^a,b   Haffner, Steven M ^b   Ronnemaa, Tapani ^c,d   Watanabe, Richard M ^e   Laakso, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c R D Ctr of the Social Ins Inst   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Insulin; Insulin sensitivity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029986557     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199603000-00018     Document Type: Article

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