The application of 2-NBDG as a fluorescent tracer for assessing hepatic glucose production in mice during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp

• Main Authors: Shuainan Liu (Author), Quan Liu (Author), Sujuan Sun (Author), Qian Jiang (Author), Jun Peng (Author), Zhufang Shen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methods of performing insulin clamps vary between laboratories. Here we present a protocol of insulin clamping in conscious mice, with the significant advantage of avoiding multiple surgical catheterizations and non-physiologic metabolism during the induction of anesthesia. Using this technique we a...