Abstract
Plasma glucose, insulin, glucagon and growth hormone responses to both oral glucose and iv arginine were evaluated in 15 heroin addicts and 15 control subjects matched for age, sex and weight. The heroin users had an exaggerated rise in plasma glucose concentrations following oral sugar, which persisted until the end of the study (102 ± 5 mg/dl in addicts vs 72 ± 3 mg/dl in controls at 240 min, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 353-357 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Endocrinological Investigation |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1986 |
Keywords
- arginine
- GH
- glucagon
- glucose
- Heroin addicts
- insulin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism