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Chapter 1. The role of the skin in carbohydrate metabolism ; Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Properties of skin ; III. The role of the dermis in glucose homeostasis ; IV. Carbohydrate metabolism of the epidermis ; V. Sources of energy in the epidermis ; VI. Glucose/lactate balance in the intact animal ; VII. The skin as an indicator of impaired carbohydrate metabolism ; VIII. Concluding remarks ; Addendum ; Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2. On the transmission of alloxan diabetes and other diabetogenic influences ; Publisher summary ; I. Introduction-the enigma of the genetics of human diabetes ; II. The question of spontaneous and experimentally induced diabetes in animals ; III. Studies on transmission of experimental diabetes mellitus ; IV. Induction and transmission of latent diabetes ; V. Pregnancy in animals with induced carbohydrate intolerance ; VI. Plasma insulin in animals with induced diabetes ; VII. Beta cell histology of rats with induced and transmitted diabetes ; VIII. Interpretation of the data ; Acknowledgments -- Chapter 3. Glucagon and diabetes mellitus ; Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Normal alpha cell function ; III. Diabetic ketoacidosis -- Chapter 4. Recent contributions to the study of diabetic angiopathy and neuropathy ; Publisher summary ; I. General characteristics of diabetic angiopathy and neuropathy ; II. The eye ; III. The kidney ; IV. The heart ; V. The extremities ; VI. Capillary resistance and capillary permeability ; VII. Diabetic neuropathy ; VIII. Pathogenesis of diabetic angiopathy ; IX. Pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy ; X. Prophylaxis and therapy -- Chapter 5. Disorders due to enzyme defects in the red blood cell ; Publisher summary ; I. General considerations ; II. Defects of the Embden-Meyerhof pathway ; III. Deficiencies in the hexose monophosphate and related pathways ; IV. Other enzyme defects associated with hematologic disease -- Chapter 6. The pineal gland-a neuroendocrine transducer ; Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Effects on the reproductive system ; III. Effects on the adrenal glands ; IV. Effects on the thyroid gland ; V. Effects on growth and growth hormone ; VI. Nonendocrine effects ; VII. Conclusions -- Chapter 7. Calcitonin in metabolic disorders ; Publisher summary ; I. Calcitonin in the scheme of calcium homeostasis ; II. Nature of calcitonin and its action ; III. Clinical considerations ; IV. Summary -- Author index -- Subject index.
edited by Rachmiel Levine and Rolf Luft.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Advances in Metabolic Disorders : Volume 6