Hillaire-Buys D, Ribes G, Gross R, Loubatières-Mariani M M
Faculté de Médecine, UA 599 du CNRS, Montpellier.
C R Seances Soc Biol Fil. 1987;181(6):677-82.
Alloxan diabetic dogs with insulin deficiency showed a transient but significant rise in glucagon levels after oral glucose load (1 g/kg). Pretreatment with atropine sulfate (0.2 mg/kg intravenously) totally suppressed this increase. So, the transient paradoxical rise of glucagon level observed in diabetic dogs after glucose intake is under cholinergic control.