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Studies on Leucin‐Induced Hypoglycemia
Author(s) -
GENTZ JOHAN,
LEHMANN ORLA,
ZETTERSTRÖM ROLF
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1962.tb06526.x
Subject(s) - hypoglycemia , medicine , blood sugar , endocrinology , atrophy , physiology , diabetes mellitus
Summary Two typical nonrelated cases of leucin‐precipitated hypoglycemia are described. Both patients showed evidence of severe atrophy of the brain. Since leucin was found to induce fits even if a fall in the blood sugar was prevented by the continuous administration of glucose, the symptoms in the syndrome of leucin‐induced hypoglycemia may not solely develop as the result of an abnormally low blood sugar level.