"Glucose Tolerance Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A test to determine the ability of an individual to maintain HOMEOSTASIS of BLOOD GLUCOSE. It includes measuring blood glucose levels in a fasting state, and at prescribed intervals before and after oral glucose intake (75 or 100 g) or intravenous infusion (0.5 g/kg).
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D005951
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.124.100.355 E01.370.374.355 E05.200.124.100.355
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucose Tolerance Test" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of using the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria in South Auckland: prevalence, interventions and outcomes. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2015 Feb; 55(1):34-41.
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Effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or diabetes support and education on insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Ann Surg. 2014 Mar; 259(3):494-501.
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Improved insulin sensitivity after gastric bypass correlates with decreased total body fat, but not with changes in free fatty acids. Surg Endosc. 2014 May; 28(5):1489-1493.
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Disruption of thyroid hormone activation in type 2 deiodinase knockout mice causes obesity with glucose intolerance and liver steatosis only at thermoneutrality. Diabetes. 2011 Apr; 60(4):1082-9.
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Pitfalls in the diagnosis of central adrenal insufficiency in children. Endocr Dev. 2010; 17:96-107.
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The fetal cheek-to-cheek diameter and abdominal circumference: are they correlated? Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Oct; 280(4):585-8.
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 gene therapy in obese diabetic mice results in long-term cure of diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity and reducing hepatic gluconeogenesis. Diabetes. 2007 Jun; 56(6):1671-9.
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Criteria for gestational diabetes: a cautionary tale. N Z Med J. 1993 Oct 13; 106(965):429-30.
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A three-year controlled follow-up study of persons identified in a mass screening program for diabetes. Diabetes. 1977 Jul; 26(7):619-27.