Abstract
To determine whether the lactate-induced panic of patients with panic attacks results from hyperinsulinism balanced by epinephrine-enhanced gluconeogenesis, the authors measured 10 subjects' insulin levels exactly when the lactate-induced attacks began. The insulin levels were normal.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anxiety Disorders / blood
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Anxiety Disorders / chemically induced*
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Epinephrine / physiology
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Fear*
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Female
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Gluconeogenesis
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Humans
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Hyperinsulinism / blood
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Hypoglycemia / blood
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Insulin / blood*
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Lactates*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Panic*
Substances
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Insulin
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Lactates
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Epinephrine