ea0037ep704 | Pituitary: basic and neuroendocrinology | ECE2015
Boutzios Georgios
, Alexandraki Krystallenia
, Moschouris Panagiotis
, Lampropoulou Eleni
, Evaggelatou Anastasia
, Velidaki Antigoni
, Kitsou Eufrosyni
, Kaltsas Gregory
Background: Gastrin is an early incretin candidate, since it is released by oral glucose and potentiates the glucose-induced insulin secretion. It has been shown that only in hypoglycaemic or hyperglycaemic conditions gastrin release is influenced by changes in blood glucose and insulin concentrations.Aim: To evaluate whether there is a relation between fasting serum glucose and serum gastrin concentrations.Methods: Gastrin and glu...