Evidence for a role for insulin and growth hormone in overnight regulation of 3-hydroxybutyrate in normal and diabetic adolescents.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative effects of growth hormone and insulin on ketogenesis during puberty. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We studied overnight changes in plasma ketones--3-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate--in 35 normal and 26 IDDM adolescents at different stages of puberty. The diabetic...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1993
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