Insulin and the Heart

摘要: This chapter outlines the aspects of heart function and metabolism that are modulated by insulin, explores biochemical mechanisms account for actions hormone. The insulin on must be viewed in context constant dynamic organ, also with respect to complex set endocrine, paracrine, neural signals which myocardial cells exposed vivo. focus is metabolic responses, because these have been particularly well documented. established basis studies vitro isolated or perfused tissue, as clinical experimental vivo studies.