Effect of growth hormone on oral glucose tolerance and circulating metabolic fuels in man
Sherwin RS, Schulman GA, Hendler R, Walesky M, Belous A, Tamborlane W. Effect of growth hormone on oral glucose tolerance and circulating metabolic fuels in man. Diabetologia 1983, 24: 155-161. PMID: 6341144, DOI: 10.1007/bf00250154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth hormone excessNon-esterified fatty acidsGrowth hormoneHormone excessHigher plasma insulin concentrationsOral glucose toleranceInsulin antagonistic effectsGrowth hormone infusionHigher insulin levelsInfusion of cortisolPlasma insulin concentrationOral glucoseGlucose intoleranceGlucose toleranceSomatomedin concentrationsInsulin levelsFatty acidsHormone infusionPlasma glucoseHyperglycaemic responseInsulin concentrationsNormal suppressionGlucose curveGlucose levelsNormal subjects