Ronald L. Prigeon - Researcher Profile

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Evidence That Plasma Leptin and Insulin Levels are Associated With Body Adiposity Via Different Mechanisms

Michael W. Schwartz , Ronald L. Prigeon , Steven E. Kahn +5 more

OBJECTIVE Like insulin, the adipocyte hormone, leptin, circulates at levels proportionate to body adiposity. Because insulin may regulate leptin secretion, we sought to determin...

1997 Diabetes Care 103 citations

Quantification of the Relationship Between Insulin Sensitivity and β-Cell Function in Human Subjects: Evidence for a Hyperbolic Function

Steven E. Kahn , Ronald L. Prigeon , David McCulloch +7 more

To determine the relationship between insulin sensitivity and β-cell function, we quantified the insulin sensitivity index using the minimal model in 93 relatively young, appare...

1993 Diabetes 1399 citations

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h-index: 2
Publications: 2
Citations: 1,502
Institution: University of Southern California

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