Basal circulating insulin levels (in blood)

Range ~20 µU/ml
Organism Rat Rattus norvegicus
Reference Pocai A et al., Hypothalamic K(ATP) channels control hepatic glucose production. Nature. 2005 Apr 21 434(7036):1026-31 DOI: 10.1038/nature03439 p.1026 right column top paragraph & p.1028 left column top paragraphPubMed ID15846348
Comments P.1026 right column top paragraph: "In the presence of basal circulating insulin levels (∼ 20 µU /ml), glucose infusion was required to prevent hypoglycaemia following central administration of diazoxide (Fig. 1b)." P.1028 left column top paragraph: "In the presence of basal circulating insulin levels (∼ 20 µU/ ml), glucose infusion was required to prevent hypoglycaemia following central administration of diazoxide (Fig. 1b)." According to wikipedia: "1 IU is equivalent to 0.0347 mg of human insulin (28.8 IU/mg)"
Entered by Uri M
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