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The Diabetogenic Hormone of the Pituitary Gland

Author(s) -

David Slome

Publication year - 1936

Publication title -

journal of experimental biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367

H-Index - 185

eISSN - 1477-9145

pISSN - 0022-0949

DOI - 10.1242/jeb.13.1.1

Subject(s) - acromegaly , glycosuria , pituitary gland , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , medicine , hormone , growth hormone

1. The normal fasting level of the blood glucose of toads kept on a black background was significantly higher than that of toads on a white background. 2. After hypophysectomy the blood sugar was within normla limits. 3. An increased tolerance for glucose was demonstrated after extirpation of the pituitary gland. 4. The diabetic manifestations which follow pancreatectomy in the normal toad did not develop or developed only to a mild degree if the toad had previously been hypophysectomised.

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