Protein Depletion Enhances Pancreatic Damage Caused by Ethionine

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Abstract
Ethionine given to young male rats of the Wistar strain on a complete diet caused only inconsistent and moderate pancreatic damage. Rats that had been on a protein depletion diet for at least 6 days showed extensive destruction of the pancreas following the admn. of equal amts. of the drug.