The insulin hypoglycemia test: Hypoglycemic criteria and reproducibility

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 524-530

  Nye, E J ^a   Grice, J E ^a   Hockings, G I ^a   Strakosch, C R ^a   Crosbie, G V ^a   Walters, M M ^a   Torpy, D J ^a   Jackson, R V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034985507     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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