Glucagon II

Front Matter....Pages I-XXX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Glucose in the Control of Glucagon Secretion....Pages 3-18
The Amino Acid-Induced Secretion of Glucagon....Pages 19-41
Free Fatty Acids and Glucagon Secretion....Pages 43-58
Ions in the Control of Glucagon Release....Pages 59-74
Cyclic Nucleotides in the Control of Glucagon Secretion....Pages 75-82
Prostaglandins and Glucagon Secretion....Pages 83-98
Hormones in the Control of Glucagon Secretion....Pages 99-114
Neural Control of Glucagon Secretion....Pages 115-132
Intraislet Insulin-Glucagon-Somatostatin Relationships....Pages 133-173
Pharmacologic Compounds Affecting Glucagon Secretion....Pages 175-201
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Extrapancreatic Glucagon and Its Regulation....Pages 205-219
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Glucagon and Starvation....Pages 223-237
Glucagon and Pregnancy....Pages 239-250
Glucagon in the Fetus and the Newborn....Pages 251-274
Glucagon as a Counterregulatory Hormone....Pages 275-295
Glucagon and Its Relationship to Other Glucoregulatory Hormones in Exercise and Stress in Normal and Diabetic Subjects....Pages 297-350
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
The Metabolic Clearance Rate of Glucagon....Pages 353-359
Hepatic Handling of Glucagon....Pages 361-388
The Renal Handling of Glucagon....Pages 389-396
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Glucagon Deficiency....Pages 399-410
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
The Glucagonoma Syndrome....Pages 411-430
Glucagon in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 431-450
Glucagon in Human Endocrine and Exocrine Disorders....Pages 451-465
Glucagon and Hyperlipoproteinemias....Pages 467-476
Glucagon and Renal Insufficiency....Pages 477-489
Glucagon in Cirrhosis of the Liver....Pages 491-505
Glucagon in Obesity....Pages 507-521
Front Matter....Pages 523-523
Influence of Glucagon on Water and Electrolyte Metabolism....Pages 525-536
Glucagon and Catecholamines....Pages 537-543
Glucagon and Growth Hormone....Pages 545-551
Glucagon and the Heart....Pages 553-609
Spasmolytic Action and Clinical Use of Glucagon....Pages 611-643
Glucagon in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypoglycaemia....Pages 645-666
Miscellaneous Pharmacologic Effects of Glucagon....Pages 667-672
Back Matter....Pages 673-702