Pancreatic beta cell function in polycystic ovary syndrome: its relationship to body weight, serum testosterone and serum prolactin levels

• Published in: Experimental and clinical endocrinology Vol. 90; no. 1; p. 76
• Main Authors: Prelević, G M, Würzburger, M I, Perić, L A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.08.1987
• Subjects: Body Weight; C-Peptide - blood; Female; Humans; Insulin - blood; Islets of Langerhans - physiopathology; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - blood; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - physiopathology; Prolactin - blood; Testosterone - blood

Circulating levels of insulin and C-peptide in response to oral glucose administration (75 g) were measured in 25 PCOS patients (13 were obese and 12 non-obese) without acanthosis nigricans and in 12 non-obese normal cycling women of similar age. Fasting levels of insulin and C-peptide as well as th...