title: [Intravenous glucose tolerance test in severely obese patients. I. Preliminary verification of the method].
abstract: IVGTT was performed in 16 extra-obese patients in order to evaluate the validity of the test in the functional biochemical study of massive obesity. Various glucose doses were used in order to identify the amount providing a constant glycaemic trend and therefore a reliable KG.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
vernacular_title: Studio sul IVGTT in soggetti superobesi. Nota I. - Verifica preliminare del metodo.