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Changes in glucagon level associated with anxiety or stress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

S. R. Bloom,
P. M. Daniel,
D. I. Johnston,
Olivia Ogawa and
O. E. Pratt
S. R. Bloom
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Clinical Research, Middlesex Hospital, the Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, and the Department of Child Health, King's College Hospital, London
P. M. Daniel
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Clinical Research, Middlesex Hospital, the Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, and the Department of Child Health, King's College Hospital, London
D. I. Johnston
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Clinical Research, Middlesex Hospital, the Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, and the Department of Child Health, King's College Hospital, London
Olivia Ogawa
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Clinical Research, Middlesex Hospital, the Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, and the Department of Child Health, King's College Hospital, London
O. E. Pratt
Affiliation:
From the Institute of Clinical Research, Middlesex Hospital, the Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, and the Department of Child Health, King's College Hospital, London
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Synopsis

A sudden loud noise produced a large and rapid rise in plasma glucagon in the conscious primate. A similar rise took place when stresses were applied to anaesthetized animals.

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Preliminary communication
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , November 1972, pp. 426 - 427
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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