PANCREATECTOMY IN A TELEOST FISH, ANGUILLA-ROSTRATA (AMERICAN EEL)

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 27  (1) , 102-109
Abstract
A technique for pancreatectomy was described for the American eel. In this fish, the operation was not followed by the typical signs of diabetes mellitus. Histodensitometric determination of liver glycogen showed no major differences between operated controls and pancreatectomized eels. The absence of a specific hyperglycemia, previously reported with the hexokinase method, was confirmed with the glucose oxidase technique; the more specific hexokinase method gave consistently lower values. Breakdown of adipose tissue and hyperlipemia were absent.

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