Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 128-132 , May 2005

Impact of insulin on microvascular blood flow and endothelial cell function in the postprandial state in patients with Type 1 diabetes

  • Thomas Forst

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Research and Development, Parcusstrasse 8, Mainz D-55116, Germany
    • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 6131 5763610; fax: +49 6131 5763611
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  • Senait Forst

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Research and Development, Parcusstrasse 8, Mainz D-55116, Germany
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  • Klaudia Strunk

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Research and Development, Parcusstrasse 8, Mainz D-55116, Germany
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  • Miriam Löbig

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Research and Development, Parcusstrasse 8, Mainz D-55116, Germany
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  • Kathi Welter

      Affiliations

    • Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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  • Christof Kazda

      Affiliations

    • Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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  • Andreas Pfützner

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Research and Development, Parcusstrasse 8, Mainz D-55116, Germany

Received 22 August 2004 ,Revised 1 September 2004 ,Accepted 1 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2004.09.002

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 128-132 , May 2005