title: [Effect of age and body weight on the insulin, glucagon and somatotropin content of the human blood].
abstract: Insulin, glucagon and somatotropin content in the blood of men and women with the normal and excess body weight was investigated by means of radioimmunoassay. The age of the persons under study ranged from 20 to 99 years old. It has been established that insulin and somatotropin concentration remains unchanged and that of glucagon increases with aging. When the body weight is excessive the blood insulin and glucagon levels rise, whereas that of somatotropin lowers. The differences between glucagon and somatotropin concentrations in persons with the normal and excessive body weight disappear with aging.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D005934:Glucagon
vernacular_title: Vliianie vozrasta i massy tela na soderzhanie insulina, gliukagona i somatotropina v krovi cheloveka.