Hypoglycemia and low S-T3--an experimental study.
Ethanol-induced hypoglycemia after 44 hours of complete fasting was allowed to last for four hours. S-T3 decreased significantly (p less than 0.05), by 16.5%, S-rT3 remained unchanged and S-cortisol increased significantly (p less than 0.01). No correlation was found between S-T3 and S-cortisol. An association was found between S-T3 and blood glucose (p less than 0.05). An acute low S-T3 was achieved by depressing the peripheral availability and utilization of glucose. No association to a simultaneous increase in S-cortisol was found. An increase in S-rT3 failed to appear, probably also due to glucopenia.
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D000431:Ethanol; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000139:chemically induced; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood*; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D000431:Ethanol; D014285:Triiodothyronine, Reverse; D013974:Thyroxine; D006854:Hydrocortisone