Effect of alloxan in pancreatectomized rats

Abstract
Sensitivty to alloxan of pancreatectomized rats is studied injecting on the seventh day after surgical resection with different dose of monohydrated alloxan. Totally pancreatectomized rats develop a strong diabetes just the same as the control group, but the former present higher glycemias and longer survival.
Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus, Alloxan/metabolism, Animals, Blood Glucose/analysis, Experimental, Male, Pancreatectomy, Rats
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