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Carbohydrate metabolism and its disorders. Volume 2 /

Carbohydrate Metabolism and its Disorders focuses on the processes and methodologies involved in carbohydrate metabolism, including detection of diabetes, hypoglycemic syndromes, cardiovascular diseases, and atherosclerosis.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Dickens, Frank, 1899-1986 (Editor), Whelan, W. J. (William Joseph) (Editor), Randle, P. J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Academic Press, [1968]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Carbohydrate Metabolism and its Disorders; Copyright Page; List of Contributors to Volume 2; PREFACE; Table of Contents; Contents of Volume 1; CHAPTER 1. The Detection of Diabetes in Man; I. Introduction; II. Detection before Glucose Tolerance becomes Abnormal; III. Some Practical Definitions of Clinical Categories of Diabetes; IV. Reasons for Early Detection; V. Indications for Testing for Diabetes; VI. Testing for Diabetes with the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test; VII. Testing for Diabetes with the Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test; VIII. Testing for Diabetes with Tolbutamide
  • IX. Testing for Latent Diabetes with a Steroid StressX. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2. Hormonal Disturbances in Diabetes; I. Introduction; II. Insulin; III. Growth Hormone; IV. Corticosteroids; V. Glucagon; VI. Summary and Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 3. Hypoglycemia; I. Introduction; II. Definition of Hypoglycemia; III. Incidence; IV. Clinical Manifestations; V. Pathogenesis; VI. Hypoglycemic Syndromes; VII. Therapy; VIII. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 4. Physiological Aspects of Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Foetus and Newborn; I. Introduction; II. Carbohydrate Reserves
  • III. Blood GlucoseIV. Neonatal Tolerance to Oxygen Lack; V. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 5. Glycogen-Storage Diseases*: Types I, III, IV, V, VII and Unclassified Glycogenoses; I. Type I Glycogen-Storage Disease; II. Type III Glycogen-Storage Disease-Limit Dextrinosis; III. Association of Glucose 6-phosphatase Deficiency with Type III Glycogen-Storage Disease; IV. Type IV Glycogen-Storage Disease-Amylopectinosis; V. Type V Glycogen-Storage Disease; VI. Phosphoglucomutase Deficiency as a Possible Cause of Glycogenosis; VII. Type VII Glycogen-Storage Disease-Phosphofructokinase Deficiency
  • IV. Type VI Glycogenosis Associated with a Fanconi SyndromeV. Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 7. Dietary Intake of Carbohydrate in Relation to Diabetes and Atherosclerosis; I. Introduction; II. The Evolution of Man's Diet; III. The Neolithic Revolution; IV. The Industrial Revolution; V. The Separation of Palatability and Nutrition; VI. Epidemiological Studies of Diabetes and Atherosclerosis; VII. Discussion; References; CHAPTER 8. Glucose Tolerance in Ischaemic Cardiovascular Disease; I. Introduction; II. Overt Diabetes Mellitus; III. General Review