THE OCCURRENCE OF A DIABETOGENIC FACTOR IN THE EYESTALKS OF CRUSTACEANS

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1 February 1944

journal article
research article
Published by University of Chicago Press in The Biological Bulletin

Vol. 86 (1) , 1-5
https://doi.org/10.2307/1537946

Abstract

A powerful diabetogenic factor has been found in aqueous extracts of the eyestalks of crustaceans. The activity of the extracts is interspecific, heat stable, and effective over a wide dilution range. The sinus gland of Hanstrom appears to contain most of the diabetogenic factor.