| Literature DB >> 521009 |
A V Greco, A G Rebuzzi, L Altomonte, R Manna, A Bertoli, G Ghirlanda.
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Twelve patients with liver cirrhosis and ten normal subjects were studied. Using a constant intravneous infusion of glucose, insulin and somatostatin over 2 1/2 hours we determined the stteady state plasma glucose level (SSPG) in order to measure insulin resistance. The results demonstrated that the cirrhotic patients were insulin resistant compared to normals and that plasma glucagon does not account for the insulin resistance in these patients.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 521009 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1092777
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Horm Metab Res ISSN: 0018-5043 Impact factor: 2.936