Glucagon and Pheochromocytoma
Authors: A. M. LAWRENCE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1970)

Editorial Notes1 November 1970Glucagon and PheochromocytomaA. M. LAWRENCE, M.D., PH.D.A. M. LAWRENCE, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-73-5-852 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGlucagon's scientific birth was a lowly one, that of a troublesome contamination of early insulin preparations. In recent years it has been redeemed by recognition of its ubiquitous role, both real and perhaps fashioned, in the physiologic processes of man and other animals. Intrigued by the many modes of action attributed to glucagon, yet still uncertain of its true role in man, the scientific community has enthusiastically touted both its therapeutic and diagnostic potentialities, including its usefulness as a provocative agent in patients with pheochromocytoma.It is easily demonstrated that glucagon is acutely glycogenolytic and that it sparks intrahepatic gluconeogenesis....References1. LAWRENCE A: Glucagon. Ann Rev Med 20:207-222, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SCIANWESTERMANNVERDESCA LCA: Adrenocortical and medullary effects of glucagon. Amer J Physiol 199:867-870, 1960 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LAWRENCE A: A new provocative test for pheochromocytoma (abstract). Ann Intern Med 63:905-906, 1965 LinkGoogle Scholar4. LEFEBVRECESSION-FOSSIONLUYCKX PAA: Glucagon test for pheochromocytoma. Lancet 2:1366, 1966 CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. JOASOOFREEMAN AZ: Tyramine and glucagon in pheochromocytoma. Lancet 2:726, 1967 CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SHEPSMAHER SF: Histamine and glucagon tests in diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. JAMA 205:895-899, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. STUDNITZ W: Glucagontest und phäochromozytomdiagnostik. Schweiz Med Wschr 100:1023-1026, 1970 MedlineGoogle Scholar8. LAWRENCE A: Glucagon provocative test for pheochromocytoma. Ann Intern Med 66:1901-1096, 1967 LinkGoogle Scholar9. PALOYANPALOYANHARPER EDP: Glucagon-induced hypocalcemia. Metabolism 16:35-39, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. AVIOLIBIRGESCOTT LSS: Role of the thyroid gland during glucagon-induced hypocalcemia in the dog. Amer J Physiol 216:939-945, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. CUNNLIFFEBLACKHALL WMR: A calcitonin-secreting thyroid carcinoma. Lancet 2:63-66, 1968 CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. FLACKLJUNGBERGROSENGREN BOE: On the occurrence of monoamines and related substances in familial medullary thyroid carcinoma with pheochromocytoma. Acta Path Microbiol Scand 74:1-10, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. SAROSIDOE GR: Familial occurrence of parathyroid adenomas, pheochromocytoma and medullary carcinoma of thyroid with amloid stroma. Ann Intern Med 68:1305-1309, 1968 LinkGoogle Scholar14. KAPLANARNAUDHILL ECB: Adrenal medullary calcitonin-like factor: a key to multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2? Surgery 68:146-149, 1970 MedlineGoogle Scholar15. PEARSE A: The cytochemistry and ultrastructure of polypeptide hormone-producing cells of the APUD series and the embryologic, physiologic, and pathologic implications of the concept. J Histochem Cytochem 17:303-313, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16. WEICHERT R: The neural ectodermal origin of the peptide-secreting endocrine glands. Amer J Med 49:232-241, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17. VANCESTOLLKITABCHI JRA: Nesidioblastosis in familial endocrine adenomatosis. JAMA 207:1679-1682, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Medicine The University of Chicago Chicago, Ill. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPheochromocytoma: Current Approaches and Future DirectionsIncreased plasma dopamine in patients presenting with the pseudopheochromocytoma quandaryNew Perspectives in PheochromocytomaReferences 1 November 1970Volume 73, Issue 5Page: 852-853KeywordsBirthGlucagonGluconeogenesisInsulinPheochromocytoma Issue Published: 1 November 1970 PDF DownloadLoading ...