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HYPOGLYCÆMIA IN RATS AS A RESULT OF SPINAL CORD LESIONS
Author(s) -
van Gool J.,
Korn C.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1961.sp001549
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , hypoglycemia , spinal cord , adrenal medulla , hyperinsulinism , glucagon , glycogenolysis , hyperinsulinemia , glycogen , insulin , catecholamine , insulin resistance , psychiatry
In pithed rats hypoglycæmia develops in a few hours. There exists considerable variation in time and intensity in which the hypoglycæmia appears. Destruction of the cerebrum does not cause the phenomenon; the destruction of the spinal cord, especially between T1O and L3 is the most important factor. The mechanism of the hypoglycæmia was studied. Hyperinsulinism, depletion of glucagon, depletion of corticoids or hypofunction of the adrenal medulla do not appear to be the cause. Glycogen depletion in the liver was constantly found. Probably the hypoglycæmia depends on a defect in gluconeogenesis, which is influenced by the abdominal sympathetic system.