Abstract
After pancreatic duct ligation (PDL) intravenous glucose tolerance tests (i.v. GTT) were performed in 12 pigs. The release of insulin and the corresponding blood sugar levels were controlled, the pancreata were examined histologically and immunhistochemically. In spite of a reduced number of β-cells no reduction of glucose tolerance could be shown 60 days after PDL. Two days after the i.v. GTT showed an increased release of insulin corresponding with lowered blood sugar levels. This phenomenon is explained as a stimulated state of the β-cell in the phase of interstitial edema.
Translated title of the contribution | Intravenously stimulated insulin reserve of the pancreas following experimental pancreatic duct ligation in pigs - investigations 2, 4 and 60 days after ligation |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 151-158 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie |
Volume | 373 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |