EFFECT OF EPINEPHRINE UPON THE TOLERANCE OF THE EVISCERATED RAT FOR GLUCOSE

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Abstract
Eviscerated rats were infused intraven. with glucose with and without insulin for periods of 2 and 24 hrs. When gulcose without insulin was given, the addition of epinephrine did not affect glucose tolerance during a period of 2 hrs. during a 24-hr. period epinephrine accelerated the rate at which glucose was removed from the blood. When glucose with insulin was given to similar animals, the addition of epinephrine caused a decrease-in glucose tolerance within 2 hrs. which continued throughout 24 hrs.