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II. Influence of Various Hormones on the Glucose Utilization of the Retina

WALTER KORNBLUETH, M.D.; ELISHEVA YARDENI-YARON, M.S.; ERNST WERTHEIMER, M.D.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1953;50(4):500-505.

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IN A PREVIOUS paper¹ the effects of various media on the glucose I tion of the retina were described. The present report deals with the influence of a variety of hormones (in vivo and in vitro) and of endocrine deficiencies on the glucose utilization of the retina. The retina of rats is a most suitable tissue for experiments on glucose utilization. It is easily removed in toto with little injury to its structure and is thin enough to permit diffusion of oxygen to the cells. In this respect it compares well with rat diaphragm.

It is known that the glucose metabolism of all tissues, with the exception of the brain, is either increased or inhibited by alterations of the hormonal balance. The brain, under most circumstances, is free of hormonal influence. The results of this study indicate that the glucose utilization of the retina is also independent of hormones . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
JERUSALEM

From the Department of Pathological Physiology of the Hebrew University Medical School, and the Department of Ophthalmology of the Rothschild-Hadassah-University Hospital.

Footnotes
This work was supported by a grant from the Ben May Fund.

This paper is part of a thesis to be submitted by Mrs. Yardeni-Yaron to the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

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