2001
Contribution of net hepatic glycogen synthesis to disposal of an oral glucose load in humans
Petersen K, Cline G, Gerard D, Magnusson I, Rothman D, Shulman G. Contribution of net hepatic glycogen synthesis to disposal of an oral glucose load in humans. Metabolism 2001, 50: 598-601. PMID: 11319724, DOI: 10.1053/meta.2001.22561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic glycogen synthesisOral glucose loadGlucose loadMagnetic resonance imagingLiver glycogen synthesisNet hepatic glycogen synthesisLiver volumeGlycogen synthesisWhole-body glucose disposalGlycogen contentHepatic glycogen concentrationIngestion of glucoseLiver glycogen contentHepatic glycogen contentIdentical glucose loadHepatic UDP-glucoseGlucose disposalGroup 2Group 1Direct pathwayResonance imagingGlycogen concentrationMean maximum rateLiverIngestion
1996
Time course of the defective α-cell response to hypoglycemia in diabetic BB rats
Jacob R, Dziura J, Morgen J, Shulman G, Sherwin R. Time course of the defective α-cell response to hypoglycemia in diabetic BB rats. Metabolism 1996, 45: 1422-1426. PMID: 8931649, DOI: 10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90125-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusDays of diabetesBB ratsBB/Wor ratsNondiabetic BB ratsΑ-cell responseDiabetic BB ratsCourse of diabetesPancreatic glucagon levelsPancreatic glucagon contentBeta-cell functionPancreatic insulin contentHypoglycemic challengeCounterregulatory responsesDiabetes onsetDiabetes mellitusGlucagon levelsGlucagon releasePlasma glucagonGlucagon concentrationsInsulin clampGlucagon contentBaseline plasmaDisease onsetGroup 2