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RELEASE OF GLUCAGON, INDUCED BY STRESS
Author(s) -
Bloom S. R.,
Daniel P. M.,
Johnston D. I.,
Ogawa Olivia,
Pratt O. E.
Publication year - 1973
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.1973.sp002195
Subject(s) - glucagon , medicine , skull , endocrinology , plasma glucose , distension , insulin , anesthesia , anatomy
When conscious, lightly restrained primates were startled by noise, the level of glucagon in the plasma rose rapidly and this rise was followed by an elevation of blood glucose but not of plasma insulin. In anaesthetized animals similar effects were produced by unpleasant stimuli (rectal distension, drilling a burr hole in the skull or the passage of an electric current through the head). These experiments show that glucagon is rapidly released in response to various types of stress.