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THE INFLUENCE OF HYPOPHYSECTOMY ON THE BLOOD SUGAR AND GLUCOSE TOLERANCE IN XENOPUS LÆVIS
Author(s) -
Zwarenstein H.,
Bosman L. P.
Publication year - 1932
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0370-2901
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1932.sp000555
Subject(s) - hypophysectomy , blood sugar , medicine , endocrinology , sugar , biology , hormone , biochemistry , diabetes mellitus
1. Various agencies which affect colour change and pituitary action on melanophores have no effect on the fasting blood‐sugar level. 2. Hypophysectomy, whether total or partial, has no effect on the fasting blood‐sugar level. 3. Hypophysectomy leads to a considerable increase in the tolerance to glucose. The expenses for this research were defrayed by a grant from the Research Grant Board of the Union of South Africa. We beg to thank Mr. D. G. Duncan for assistance in the blood‐sugar estimations.