Establishment of reference values for standard dose short synacthen test (250 microgram), low dose short synacthen test (1 microgram) and insulin tolerance test for assessment of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in normal subjects.
López-Bermejo A, Buckway CK, Devi GR, Hwa V, Plymate SR, Oh Y, Rosenfeld RG
Characterization of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-related proteins (IGFBP-rPs) 1, 2, and 3 in human prostate epithelial cells: potential roles for IGFBP-rP1 and 2 in senescence of the prostatic epithelium.
Fernández-Real JM, Gutierrez C, Vendrell J, Casamitjana R, Ricart W
Plasma soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptors circulate in proportion to leptin levels during the menstrual cycle in lean but not in obese women.
Fernández-Real JM, Vendrell J, Ricart W, Broch M, Gutiérrez C, Casamitjana R, Oriola J, Richart C
Polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor 2 gene is associated with obesity, leptin levels, and insulin resistance in young subjects and diet-treated type 2 diabetic patients.
La insulinosecreción en las mujeres y la sensibilidad a la insulina en los varones constituyen determinantes independientes de la concentración sérica de leptina.
