Reduced epinephrine clearance and glycemic sensitivity to epinephrine in older individuals

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 275, Issue 5 38-5, 1998, Pages

  Marker, James G ^b   Clutter, William E ^b   Cryer, Philip E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Glucose

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FATTY ACID; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCAGON BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRAINING;

EID: 0031730307     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.275.5.e770     Document Type: Article

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