Low levels of sex hormone-binding globulin and hyperproinsulinemia as markers of increased pancreatic ß-cell demand in men

Low levels of sex hormone-binding globulin and hyperproinsulinemia as markers of increased pancreatic ß-cell demand in men

Low levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) are considered to be an indirect index of hyperinsulinemia, predicting the later onset of diabetes mellitus type 2. In the insulin resistance state and in the presence of an increased pancreatic ß-cell demand (e.g. obesity) both absolute and relative...

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Main Authors: A.F. Reis, W.L. Miranda, A.R. Chacra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
insulin
proinsulin
sex hormone-binding globulin
obesity
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998001200006

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