1998
Effect of insulin on glycerol production in obese adolescents
Robinson C, Tamborlane W, Maggs D, Enoksson S, Sherwin R, Silver D, Shulman G, Caprio S. Effect of insulin on glycerol production in obese adolescents. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: e737-e743. PMID: 9575836, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.4.e737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet lipid oxidationObese adolescentsLean adultsGlycerol turnoverTwo-step euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clampFree fatty acid concentrationsBody fat massEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampSensitivity of adipocytesEffect of insulinAction of insulinObese groupLean subjectsInsulin resistanceAdipose massPlasma insulinFatty acid concentrationsAdolescent obesityFat massLean adolescentsImpaired stimulationPhysiological incrementsFFA levelsGlucose metabolismIndirect calorimetry
1995
Contribution of Hepatic Glycogenolysis to Glucose Production in Humans in Response to a Physiological Increase in Plasma Glucagon Concentration
Magnusson I, Rothman D, Gerard D, Katz L, Shulman G. Contribution of Hepatic Glycogenolysis to Glucose Production in Humans in Response to a Physiological Increase in Plasma Glucagon Concentration. Diabetes 1995, 44: 185-189. PMID: 7859939, DOI: 10.2337/diab.44.2.185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet hepatic glycogenolysisLiver glycogen concentrationPlasma glucagon concentrationsHepatic glycogenolysisGlucagon concentrationsGlycogen concentrationLiver volumeGlucose productionPlasma glucose concentrationOverall glucose productionTwo-compartment modelHealthy subjectsPhysiological incrementsPhysiological increaseGlucose appearanceSame time periodMagnetic resonance imagesGlucose kineticsBaseline RaInfusionGlycogenolysisGlucose concentrationResonance imagesMumol