INCREASED APPETITE FOR PROTEIN AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION OF ALLOXAN

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Rats were kept in individual cages in which they were allowed to select simple foodstuffs. The total number of calories consumed by the normal rats consisted of 18-21% of proteins and 75-80% of carbohydrates. Fat played a less significant part in the diet. With rats with alloxan diabetes of not less than 2 weeks'' duration, protein comprised 42-50% and carbohydrates 48-56% of the calories ingested. Changes in dietary selection effected by insulin and choline were of minor significance. When alloxan was admd. in several dosages insufficient to cause manifest diabetes, the protein intake increased from 21 to 33% and the carbohydrate intake from 78 to 62%.

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