Glucagon and hyperglycaemia in diabetes

Clinical Science

Volumn 114, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 589-590

  Cryer, Philip E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucagon; Glucose tolerance; Insulin deficiency; Kidney; Microalbuminuria; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; INSULIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLUCAGONEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASTING; GLUCAGON; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN;

EID: 42549166531     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20070434     Document Type: Note

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