Role of cortisol in the pathogenesis of deficient counterregulation after antecedent hypoglycemia in normal humans

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 680-691

  Davis, Stephen Neil ^a   Shavers, Chris ^a   Costa, Fernando ^a   Mosqueda Garcia, Rogelio ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; catecholamines; cortisol; glucagon; hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCAGON; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0029999961     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118839     Document Type: Article

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