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

• Pubblicazione: London, : J. & A. Churchill, 1964
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (458 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.4/62; 616.462
• Soggetto topico: Diabetes - Complications
• Altri autori: CameronMargaret P O'ConnorMaeve
• 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
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• Titolo autorizzato: Aetiology of diabetes mellitus and its complications
• ISBN: 9786613679260; 9781280768491; 1280768495; 9780470719350; 0470719354; 9780470716892; 0470716894
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019431503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation colloquia on endocrinology ; ; v. 15.