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. 2008 Dec;57(12):3169-76.
doi: 10.2337/db08-1084.

The barrier of hypoglycemia in diabetes

Philip E Cryer  1
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The barrier of hypoglycemia in diabetes

Philip E Cryer. Diabetes. 2008 Dec.
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FIG. 1.
Physiological and behavioral defenses against hypoglycemia in humans. ACh, acetylcholine; NE, norepinephrine; PNS, parasympathetic nervous system; SNS, sympathetic nervous system. From Cryer PE: Mechanisms of sympathoadrenal failure and hypoglycemia in diabetes. J Clin Invest 116:14701–473, 2006. © 2006, American Society for Clinical Investigation. All rights reserved.
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Schematic diagram of HAAF in diabetes. Modified from Cryer PE: Diverse causes of hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure in diabetes. N Engl J Med 350:22722–279, 2004. © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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Pancreatic islet and hypothalamic and cerebral network mechanisms of HAAF in diabetes.
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