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Table 1 24 h mean plasma insulin and glucose concentrations

From: Role of pulsatile growth hormone (GH) secretion in the regulation of lipolysis in fasting humans

  

59 h Fast

 

12 h Fast

(No GHRHa)

[n = 15]

Control

(No GHRHa)

[n = 15]

Low

(0.5 μg/kg/h GHRHa)

[n = 6]

Medium

(1 μg/kg/h GHRHa)

[n = 8]

High

(10 μg/kg/h GHRHa)

[n = 15]

Insulin (μU/ml)

15.5 ± 3.5

1.5 ± 0.1*

1.4 ± 0.3*

1.6 ± 0.2*

1.4 ± 0.2*

Glucose (mg/dL)

97 ± 2

77 ± 2*

75 ± 3*

76 ± 1*

75 ± 2*

  1. *Significantly lower than 12 h Fast, P < 0.05. GHRHa: “Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone-Antagonist”