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Table of Contents:

Preface
Companion Volume Contents
List of Contributors
1 Assessment of B-Cell Function in Humans: Approach and Interpretation 3
2 In Vivo Measurement of Insulin Sensitivity in Humans 23
3 Insulin Action in Skeletal Muscle: In Vivo Assessment 67
4 Glucose Effectiveness 81
5 Assessment of Substrate and Energy Metabolism In Vivo 101
6 Assessment of Free Fatty Acid Metabolism 125
7 Assessment of Protein Metabolism in Diabetes 137
8 Assessment Methods of Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Liver (Glycogenolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and Glycogen Synthesis) 171
9 Insulin Effects on Substrate Metabolism 205
10 The Metabolic Actions of Glucagon 221
11 The Effects of Glucocorticoid Hormones on Substrate Metabolism 243
12 The Role of Growth Hormone 259
13 Interrelationships Between the Central Nervous System and Peripheral Glucose Metabolism 273
14 Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism 287
15 Effects of Lipids on Blood Glucose Regulation and Insulin Action 305
16 Protein Metabolism in Healthy and Diabetic Humans 321
17 Regulation of Fuel Metabolism During Exercise 337
18 Glucose Counterregulation 359
Index 383