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Insulin metabolism in Alzheimer's disease differs according to apolipoprotein E genotype and gender.
Neuroendocrinology - 1 Aug 1999
Craft S, Asthana S, Schellenberg G, Cherrier M, Baker L D, Newcomer J, Plymate S, Latendresse S, Petrova A, Raskind M, Peskind E, Lofgreen C, Grimwood K
Abstract excerpt
Higher fasting plasma insulin levels and reduced CSF-to-plasma insulin ratios, suggestive of insulin resistance, have been observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who do not possess an apolipoprotein E (APOE)-epsilon4 allele. We examined the relationship of APOE and gender to peripheral insulin action and hyperinsulinemic memory facilitation in patients with AD using a sensitive measure of...
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