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Alzheimer disease

In Alzheimer disease: Hyperinsulinemia
Abnormal insulin signaling in the brain has been associated with Alzheimer disease. Under normal conditions, insulin binds to insulin receptors, which are expressed in great numbers on the membranes of neurons, to facilitate neuronal uptake of glucose, which the brain depends upon to carry…
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Stein-Leventhal syndrome

In Stein-Leventhal syndrome
…serum concentrations of insulin (hyperinsulinemia). Hyperinsulinemia can lead to the excess production of androgens through a number of pathways, including stimulation of the hypothalamus, stimulation of the adrenal glands and the ovaries, and suppression of the circulating levels of sex-hormone-binding globulin, which allows androgens to readily leave the circulation…
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