 Hyperinsulinism
"Hyperinsulinism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome with excessively high INSULIN levels in the BLOOD. It may cause HYPOGLYCEMIA. Etiology of hyperinsulinism varies, including hypersecretion of a beta cell tumor (INSULINOMA); autoantibodies against insulin (INSULIN ANTIBODIES); defective insulin receptor (INSULIN RESISTANCE); or overuse of exogenous insulin or HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS.
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D006946
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.394.968
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Haley S, Neff K, Gulliver K, Gough G, Slater H, Lane RH, Moyer-Mileur LJ. Mechanical-tactile stimulation (MTS) intervention in a neonatal stress model alters adult adipose tissue deposition and prevents hyperinsulinemia in male rats. Early Hum Dev. 2013 Jun; 89(6):387-92.
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Moyer-Mileur LJ, Haley S, Gulliver K, Thomson A, Slater H, Barrett B, Joss-Moore LA, Callaway C, McKnight RA, Moore B, Lane RH. Mechanical-tactile stimulation (MTS) during neonatal stress prevents hyperinsulinemia despite stress-induced adiposity in weanling rat pups. Early Hum Dev. 2011 Mar; 87(3):159-63.
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