Amino Acids in Normal and Diabetic Ducks

Summary

The transient diabetes, observed in ducks after subtotal pancreatectomy, induces hyperglycaemia and hyperaminoacidaemia. Threonine and alanine are quantitatively the most important amino acids in both normal and diabetic animals, suggesting a particular role of threonine in amino acid metabolic pathways in the duck. The hyperaminogenic role of the decreased insulin levels, and the neoglucogenic effect of a low, but not negligible, glucagon secretion, during diabetes, are discussed.

Key-Words:

Amino Acids - Threonine - Insulin - Glucagon - Diabetes - Duck