The use of tolbutamide-induced hypoglycemia to examine the intraislet role of insulin in mediating glucagon release in normal humans

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1458-1461

  Peacey, Steven R ^a,c   Rostami Hodjegan, Amin ^b   George, Emad ^a   Tucker, Geoffrey T ^b   Heller, Simon R ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; C PEPTIDE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUCAGON RELEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030971354     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.5.1458     Document Type: Article

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