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Insulin C-peptide measurement

Known as: c peptide levels, insulin c-peptide level test, C-peptide Measurement 
A test used to help diagnose a type of pancreatic tumor called an insulinoma. After fasting, the patient receives an injection of insulin and the… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
A Practical Review of C-Peptide Testing in Diabetes
C-peptide is a widely used measure of pancreatic beta cell function. It is produced in equimolar amounts to endogenous insulin… Expand
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Predicting success of metabolic surgery: age, body mass index, C-peptide, and duration score.
BACKGROUND Surgery is the most effective treatment of morbid obesity and leads to dramatic improvements in type 2 diabetes… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
First-in-man clinical trial of the oral pan-AKT inhibitor MK-2206 in patients with advanced solid tumors.
PURPOSE AKT signaling is frequently deregulated in human cancers. MK-2206 is a potent, oral allosteric inhibitor of all AKT… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Ghrelin Suppresses Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion and Deteriorates Glucose Tolerance in Healthy Humans
OBJECTIVE The orexigenic gut hormone ghrelin and its receptor are present in pancreatic islets. Although ghrelin reduces insulin… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
BACKGROUND It is controversial whether maternal hyperglycemia less severe than that in diabetes mellitus is associated with… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
beta-cell failure in diabetes and preservation by clinical treatment.
There is a progressive deterioration in beta-cell function and mass in type 2 diabetics. It was found that islet function was… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Benefits and risks of solitary islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes using steroid-sparing immunosuppression: the National Institutes of Health experience.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the National Institutes of Health's experience initiating an islet isolation and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Insulin secretion during and after pregnancy in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus.
We have determined prehepatic insulin secretion rates (ISRs) in seven patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and in… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Pancreas and gut hormone responses to oral glucose and intravenous glucagon in cystic fibrosis patients with normal, impaired, and diabetic glucose tolerance.
Pancreatic and gut hormone responses to oral glucose, and insulin sensitivity were studied in cystic fibrosis patients with… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Association of elevated fasting C-peptide level and increased intra-abdominal fat distribution with development of NIDDM in Japanese-American men.
The Japanese-American population of King County, Washington, is known to have a high prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes… Expand
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