LIVER FUNCTION STUDIES IN DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: Seymour J. Gray, Walter Hook, John L. Batty
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Article1 January 1946LIVER FUNCTION STUDIES IN DIABETES MELLITUSSEYMOUR J. GRAY, WALTER HOOK, JOHN L. BATTYSEYMOUR J. GRAYSearch for more papers by this author, WALTER HOOKSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN L. BATTYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-1-72 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe liver is intimately associated with the storage of glycogen, the maintenance of the normal blood sugar level and the formation of ketone bodies. The important rôle of the liver in carbohydrate metabolism makes the investigation of liver function in diabetes mellitus pertinent. The present communication is concerned with the study of hepatic disease as determined by the serum colloidal gold reaction in 247 patients with diabetes mellitus.Although hepatic enlargement has been noted in patients with diabetes mellitus by White,1Hanssen,2Joslin,3Warren,4and Marble,5there are few conclusive reports in the literature of liver function studies in this...Bibliography1. WHITE P: Diabetes in childhood and adolescence, 1932, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 169. Google Scholar2. HANSSEN P: Enlargement of the liver in diabetes, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 914. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. JOSLIN ED: The treatment of diabetes mellitus, 1937, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 102. Google Scholar4. WARREN S: The pathology of diabetes mellitus, 1938, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 82. Google Scholar5. MARBLEWHITEBOGANSMITH APIKRM: Enlargement of the liver in diabetic children, Arch. Int. Med., 1938, lxii, 740. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. 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