Clinical endocrinology
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Clinical endocrinology · Aug 1994
Comparative StudyHyperinsulinaemia and Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity in thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) usually follows a heavy carbohydrate meal and this may be explained by hyperinsulinaemia stimulating Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity. To clarify this the effect of glucose load on serum insulin concentration and platelet Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity in thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) was examined. ⋯ Patients with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis have hyperinsulinaemia and this is accompanied by higher Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity.