Abstract
Growth-hormone release-inhibiting hormone (G.H.-R.I.H.) impairs the release of glucagon and insulin as well as G.H. during oral glucose tolerance and intravenous arginine tests; patients with acromegaly, diabetes mellitus, and hypopituitarism as well as healthy individuals were studied. Reciprocal changes in non-esterified fatty acids and plasma-insulin were seen. During the glucose-tolerance tests the rise in plasma-glucose was delayed and the peak values were often higher and more sustained after G.H.-R.I.H. than in control studies, so that glucose tolerance was impaired. Plasma-glucagon levels were suppressed by G.H.-R.I.H. in a patient with a glucagon-secreting tumour.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 697-701 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | The Lancet |
Volume | 303 |
Issue number | 7860 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 20 1974 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)