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The relationship between plasma concentration and disappearance rate of immunoreactive insulin in the conscious dog

R W Stevenson, A D Cherrington, K E Steiner

    Hormone and Metabolic Research = Hormon- Und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones Et Metabolisme
    |November 1, 1985
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    hepatic extractionhormone kineticsportal vein infusionsomatostatin suppression

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