STUDIES IN AVIAN DIABETES AND GLYCOSURIA
- 1 November 1926
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 78 (3) , 666-674
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1926.78.3.666
Abstract
Normal blood sugar of the chicken varies from 1.5 to 4.5 mgm. per cc. of blood. Hypodermic injection of 10-20 gm. of glucose results in a marked hyperglycemia and glycosuria. Adrenalin produced hyperglycemia and glycosuria in normal and depancreatized fowl, and phlorhizin also produced glycosuria. Total removal of the pancreas results in typical diabetes for 6-8 days, after which the blood sugar returns to normal, the sugar disappears from the urine, and the liver stores glycogen. The birds die apparently from digestive disorders and inanition.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: