Prevention of an increase in plasma cortisol during hypoglycemia preserves subsequent counterregulatory responses

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 429-438

  Davis, S N ^a   Shavers, C ^a   Davis, B ^a   Costa, F ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Catecholamines; Cortisol; Glucose clamp; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030799479     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119550     Document Type: Article

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