Insulin Tolerance Test and Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic Clamp

Georgios Paschos; Garret FitzGerald

doi:10.21769/BioProtoc.776

Bio-Protocol (May 2013)

Insulin Tolerance Test and Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic Clamp

Georgios Paschos,
Garret FitzGerald

Affiliations

Georgios Paschos: Pharmacology Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Garret FitzGerald: Pharmacology Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.776
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 10

Abstract

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The two tests are used to evaluate in vivo sensitivity to insulin in mouse. The hypoerinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp provides information about the sensitivity to insulin in liver and other metabolically relevant tissues.

Published in Bio-Protocol

ISSN: 2331-8325 (Online)
Publisher: Bio-protocol LLC
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://bio-protocol.org

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