Aetiology of diabetes mellitus and its complications [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Margaret P. Cameron and Maeve O'Connor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910643498703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : J. & A. Churchill, 1964
• ISBN: 1-280-76849-5; 9786613679260; 0-470-71935-4; 0-470-71689-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (458 p.)
• Collana: Ciba Foundation colloquia on endocrinology ; ; v. 15
• Altri autori (Persone): CameronMargaret P; O'ConnorMaeve
• Disciplina: 616.4/62; 616.462
• Soggetti: Diabetes - Complications
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographic references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: AETIOLOGY OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS; Contents; Chairman's opening remarks; Natural History of Diabetes; Diabetes in a village community; Discussion; Spontaneous diabetes mellitus in the Chinese hamster, Cricetulus griseus. IV. Genetic aspects; Discussion; The Pancreas; The endocrine pancreas in human and experimental diabetes; Discussion; Pancreatic beta cell; Discussion; Panel Discussion on Biosynthesis and Secretion of Insulin; Biosynthesis of insulin; Insulin biosynthesis and glucose metabolism in islet preparations; Secretion of insulin induced by leucine in healthy subjectsRate of release of insulin in vitro; Discussion; Plasma Insulin; Immunological studies with homologous and heterologous pancreatic insulin in the cow; Discussion; Plasma insulin in diabetes; Discussion; Insulin Antagonism; Insulin antagonism: fundamental considerations; Discussion; The glucose fatty acid cycle and diabetes mellitus; Discussion; Synalbumin insulin antagonism and diabetes; Discussion; Pituitary polypeptide antagonists of insulin; Discussion; Peripheral action of insulin and its relation to the aetiology of diabetes mellitusDiscussion; Vascular Lesions; The biochemistry of blood ; vessels; Discussion; The glomerular lesion in idiopathic and secondary diabetes; Pathophysiology of microangiopathy in diabetes mellitus; Discussion; Panel Discussion on Rôle of the Pituitary in Human Diabetes and its Complications; The anterior pituitary in the aetiology of diabetes mellitus; The rôle of the pituitary in human diabetes; The effect of yttrium-90 pituitary implantation on diabetic retinopathy; Discussion; General Discussion; Closing Remarks; Author indexSubject index