Insulin Sensitivity Is Not Decreased in Adult Patients With Hypopituitarism Without Growth Hormone Replacement

Insulin Sensitivity Is Not Decreased in Adult Patients With Hypopituitarism Without Growth Hormone Replacement

Decreased insulin sensitivity in patients with hypopituitarism without GH replacement (pHP-WGHR) remains conflicting in literature. It is known that these patients present a decrease in free fat mass and an increase in fat mass. Typically, these kinds of alterations in body composition are associate...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Rosell Castillo, Aglecio Luiz de Souza, Sarah Monte Alegre, Yeelen Ballesteros Atala, Denise Engelbrecht Zantut-Wittmann, Heraldo Mendes Garmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
hypopituitarism
GH deficiency
euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp
insulin sensitivity
fat mass
free fat mass
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00534/full

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