[CITATION][C] Glucoregulatory hormones in health and disease: a teleologic model
RH Unger - Diabetes, 1966 - Am Diabetes Assoc
RH Unger
Diabetes, 1966•Am Diabetes AssocA teleologic model, based upon currently available knowledge of the glucoregulatory
hormones, insulin, glucagon and growth hormone, has been presented in an effort to
simplify understanding of their physiologic importance. The approach employed in this
conceptual “repackaging” stresses in evolutionary terms the contribution of these hormones
to the solution of critical problems of energy storage and supply, which, in their absence,
would block phylogenetic progress. Clinical disorders of glucoregulatory hormone secretion …
hormones, insulin, glucagon and growth hormone, has been presented in an effort to
simplify understanding of their physiologic importance. The approach employed in this
conceptual “repackaging” stresses in evolutionary terms the contribution of these hormones
to the solution of critical problems of energy storage and supply, which, in their absence,
would block phylogenetic progress. Clinical disorders of glucoregulatory hormone secretion …
A teleologic model, based upon currently available knowledge of the glucoregulatory hormones, insulin, glucagon and growth hormone, has been presented in an effort to simplify understanding of their physiologic importance. The approach employed in this conceptual “repackaging” stresses in evolutionary terms the contribution of these hormones to the solution of critical problems of energy storage and supply, which, in their absence, would block phylogenetic progress.
Clinical disorders of glucoregulatory hormone secretion, both real and theoretical, are classified and briefly discussed.
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