Sex differences in African-Americans regarding sensitivity to insulin's glucoregulatory and antilipolytic actions

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 71 - 77
• Main Authors: Sumner, A E, Kushner, H, Sherif, K D, Tulenko, T N, Falkner, B, Marsh, J B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.01.1999
• Subjects: Adult; African Americans; Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Black or African American; Black People; Blood Glucose - drug effects; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Body fat; Cohort Studies; Diabetes; Fatty acids; Female; Gender differences; Glucose; Glucose Clamp Technique; Glucose Tolerance Test; Health sciences; Homeostasis; Humans; Hyperinsulinism; Infusions, Intravenous; Insulin; Insulin - administration & dosage; Insulin - pharmacology; Insulin - physiology; Laboratories; Lipolysis - drug effects; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic Clearance Rate; Metabolic diseases; Obesity; Philadelphia; Plasma; Regression Analysis; Research design; Sex Characteristics; Women; United States; North America; America; Philadelphia; Human; Obesity; Pancreatic hormone; Pathophysiology; Glucose clamp technique; Nutrition disorder; Sex; Lipids; Glucose tolerance test; Free fatty acid; Insulin; Blood plasma; Target tissue resistance; Hormonal regulation; Adult; Nutritional status; Comparative study; Glycemia

Sex differences in African-Americans regarding sensitivity to insulin's glucoregulatory and antilipolytic actions. A E Sumner , H Kushner , K D Sherif , T N Tulenko , B Falkner and J B Marsh Institute for Women's Health, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvan...