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Andrew Scott Baron

Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia
Verified email at psych.ubc.ca
Cited by 5672

Hemodynamic actions of insulin

AD Baron - American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology …, 1994 - journals.physiology.org
There is accumulating evidence that insulin has a physiological role to vasodilate skeletal
muscle vasculature in humans. This effect occurs in a dose-dependent fashion within a half …

Vascular function, insulin resistance and fatty acids

H Steinberg, A Baron - Diabetologia, 2002 - Springer
Over the past 10 years it has become clear that intact vascular function, especially at the
level of the endothelium, is paramount in the prevention or delay of cardiovascular disease …

The development of implicit intergroup cognition

Y Dunham, AS Baron, MR Banaji - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2008 - cell.com
Challenging the view that implicit social cognition emerges from protracted social learning,
research now suggests that intergroup preferences are present at adultlike levels in early …

Lenvatinib versus sorafenib in first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial

…, RS Finn, S Qin, KH Han, K Ikeda, F Piscaglia, A Baron… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background In a phase 2 trial, lenvatinib, an inhibitor of VEGF receptors 1–3, FGF receptors
1–4, PDGF receptor α, RET, and KIT, showed activity in hepatocellular carcinoma. We aimed …

Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index: a simple, accurate method for assessing insulin sensitivity in humans

A Katz, SS Nambi, K Mather, AD Baron… - The Journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Insulin resistance plays an important role in the pathophysiology of diabetes and is
associated with obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors. The “gold standard” glucose …

Nivolumab in metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum therapy (CheckMate 275): a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial

P Sharma, M Retz, A Siefker-Radtke, A Baron… - The lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma have a dismal prognosis and few
treatment options after first-line chemotherapy. Responses to second-line treatment are …

[HTML][HTML] Bevacizumab plus irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin for metastatic colorectal cancer

…, J Hainsworth, W Heim, J Berlin, A Baron… - New England journal …, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth
factor, has shown promising preclinical and clinical activity against metastatic colorectal …

Obesity/insulin resistance is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Implications for the syndrome of insulin resistance

HO Steinberg, H Chaker, R Leaming… - The Journal of …, 1996 - Am Soc Clin Investig
To test the hypothesis that obesity/insulin resistance impairs both endothelium-dependent
vasodilation and insulin-mediated augmentation of endothelium-dependent vasodilation, we …

Effects of exenatide (exendin-4) on glycemic control and weight over 30 weeks in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes

RA DeFronzo, RE Ratner, J Han, DD Kim… - Diabetes …, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—This study evaluates the ability of the incretin mimetic exenatide (exendin-4)
to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes failing to achieve glycemic …

[PDF][PDF] Epidermal growth factor receptor in non–small-cell lung carcinomas: correlation between gene copy number and protein expression and impact on prognosis

FR Hirsch, M Varella-Garcia, PA Bunn Jr… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - researchgate.net
Purpose: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is frequently overexpressed in non–
small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), and EGFR inhibitors are promising new therapeutic …