Nocturnal spikes of growth hormone secretion cause the dawn phenomenon in type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus by decreasing hepatic (and extrahepatic) sensitivity to insulin in the absence of insulin waning.
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author: Carmine Giuseppe Fanelli |
| Publication date | January 1, 1990 |
| Language | English |
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