title: Mathematical model for glucose regulation in the whole-body system.
abstract: The human body needs continuous and stable glucose supply for maintaining its biological functions. Stable glucose supply comes from the homeostatic regulation of the blood glucose level, which is controlled by various glucose consuming or producing organs. Therefore, it is important to understand the whole-body glucose regulation mechanism. In this article, we describe various mathematical models proposed for glucose regulation in the human body, and discuss the difficulty and limitation in reproducing real processes of glucose regulation.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyuk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Kyungreem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: MooYoung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose