Differential gender responses to hypoglycemia are due to alterations in CNS drive and not glycemic thresholds

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 279, Issue 5 42-5, 2000, Pages

  Davis, Stephen N ^a   Shavers, Chris ^a   Costa, Fernando ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Glucagon; Glucose clamp; Microneurography

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INFUSION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0033667959     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2000.279.5.e1054     Document Type: Article

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