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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103728

Studies on Ketone Metabolism in Man. II. The Effect of Glucose, Insulin, Cortisone and Hypoglycemia on Splanchnic Ketone Production

Harry T. McPherson,1 Emile E. Werk Jr.,1 Jack D. Myers,1 and Frank L. Engel1

Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N. C.

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American College of Physicians Fellow, 1954-1955.

3

American Cancer Society Fellow, 1952-1953.

4

Present address: Department of Medicine, V.A. Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

5

Present address: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1

Supported in part by research grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service (A 142), and from Merck and Company, Rahway, N. J.

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Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N. C.

2

American College of Physicians Fellow, 1954-1955.

3

American Cancer Society Fellow, 1952-1953.

4

Present address: Department of Medicine, V.A. Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

5

Present address: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1

Supported in part by research grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service (A 142), and from Merck and Company, Rahway, N. J.

Find articles by Werk, E. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N. C.

2

American College of Physicians Fellow, 1954-1955.

3

American Cancer Society Fellow, 1952-1953.

4

Present address: Department of Medicine, V.A. Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

5

Present address: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1

Supported in part by research grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service (A 142), and from Merck and Company, Rahway, N. J.

Find articles by Myers, J. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N. C.

2

American College of Physicians Fellow, 1954-1955.

3

American Cancer Society Fellow, 1952-1953.

4

Present address: Department of Medicine, V.A. Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

5

Present address: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1

Supported in part by research grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service (A 142), and from Merck and Company, Rahway, N. J.

Find articles by Engel, F. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published October 1, 1958 - More info

Published in Volume 37, Issue 10 on October 1, 1958
J Clin Invest. 1958;37(10):1379–1393. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103728.
© 1958 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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