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Peak plasma counterregulatory hormone levels during euglycemia and hypoglycemia in subjects undergoing hypothalamus and/or occipital cortex studies (data are from 11 independent experiments, 6 from hypothalamus and 5 from occipital cortex, on 9 subjects).
| Euglycemia | Hypoglycemia | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epinephrine (pg/mL) | 21±10 | 489±196 | <0.01 |
| Norepinephrine (pg/mL) | 326±154 | 466±199 | <0.01 |
| Glucagon (pg/mL) | 67±11 | 128±35 | <0.01 |
| Cortisol (µg/dL) | 25±10 | 31±10 | 0.01 |
| Growth hormone (ng/mL) | 6±6 | 16±12 | 0.01 |
