“…Subsequently, insulin was injected (t = 20 min, 0.03 U/kg porcine insulin; Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen). We took 28 additional blood samples at t = 2, 3,4,5,6,8,10,12,14,16,19,22,23,24,25,30,40,50,60,70,80,90, 100, 110, 120, 140, 160, and 180 min for assay of glucose and insulin. Samples were taken into chilled tubes coated with lithium fluoride and heparin containing 50 µl EDTA, immediately centrifuged, and the plasma separated.…”