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Alterations of endocrine pancreas B cells in a sahelian reptile (Varanus exanthematicus) during starvation
Author(s) -
Godet René,
Mattei Xavier,
DupéGodet Mireille
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1051800302
Subject(s) - biology , starvation , pancreas , endocrine system , lizard , endocrinology , medicine , enteroendocrine cell , zoology , alloxan , diabetes mellitus , hormone
During the long starvation period (November to June) of the lizard (Varanus exanthematicus) , pancreatic B cells undergo profound modification. The degeneration of β granules observed in electron microscopy appears correlated with the diminution of the immunoreactive insulin‐like content of the pancreas. The analogy between the phenomena observed here and those reported in animals treated with alloxan is discussed.