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Normal Glucose Homeostasis

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This chapter discusses normal glucose physiology. It reviews the regulation of glucose production and utilization by complex mechanisms that are influenced by the nervous system, several hormones, and substrates all tightly linked so as to maintain optimal glucose homeostasis.

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Alsahli, M., Shrayyef, M.Z., Gerich, J.E. (2017). Normal Glucose Homeostasis. In: Poretsky, L. (eds) Principles of Diabetes Mellitus. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20797-1_2-2

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