The intravenous administration of alloxan induces a thiphasic modification of the blood sugar level: l) hyperglycemia; 2) hypoglycemia; 3) hyperglycemia. We have studied these phenomena in several species, particularly the ...

Background Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are globally distributed vectors of viruses that impact the health of hundreds of millions of people annually. Mating and blood feeding represent fundamental aspects of mosquito life ...

Frugivorous animals may face an osmoregulatory challenge due to the watery nature of their food and low concentration of electrolytes therein. We examined the effects of salt content (NaCl) and sugar type (sucrose vs. ...

The intravenous injection of alloxan induces a triphasic modification of the blood sugar level; (a) initial hiperglicemia; (b) secondary hypoglycemia; and (c) final hyperglycemia. The liver is essential for the initial ...

Carbohydrate structures play important roles in many biological processes, including cell adhesion, cell-cell communication, and host-pathogen interactions. Sugar nucleotides are activated forms of sugars used by the cell ...

In the preceding paper it was reported that hypoglycemic sulfonyl compounds did not produce a significant decrease in the blood sugar level in the absence of the pancreas (16 depancreatized dogs and 9 hypophysectomizedde ...

The effect produced by extirpation of the pituitary, adrenal, and pancreas on the effect of four hypoglycemic sulfonyl compounds was estudied in dogs, rats, and toads. A fall of blood sugar was observed in normal, ...