Insulin resistance and the regulation of vascular tone: Is insulin a vasodilator?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-263

  Vischer, U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INSULIN; METHACHOLINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASODILATATION;

HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 0031978560     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380262     Document Type: Note

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