Abstract
Resistance to ischaemic conduction failure is a recognised but unexplained property of diabetic peripheral nerve. We have studied matched groups of control, diabetic, and non-diabetic hypoxic subjects (hypoxia: arterial oxygen tension ≤ 60 mm Hg (8 kPa) on at least one occasion and secondary to chronic lung disease). Similar resistance to ischaemia was seen in the hypoxic and diabetic groups compared with control subjects (p
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 762-765 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Diabetologia |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1988 |
Keywords
- Diabetes
- hypoxia
- ischaemia
- ischaemia resistance
- neuropathy
