title: Electroconvulsive Shock Does Not Increase Plasma Insulin in Rats.
abstract: This study examines the time course of plasma insulin and glucose concentrations following a single electroconvulsive shock (ECS) and the last of 10 once-daily ECS in rats. In contrast to a report in humans, neither single nor repeated ECS leads to an increase of plasma insulin. There was only a slight increase in blood glucose concentrations following either treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Studies, DICBR, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Arun B.
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Thiagarajan
authors.forename: Christoph H.
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Gleiter
authors.forename: David J.
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Nutt