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Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism by the optic tentacles of the garden snailCryptozona ligulata (Gastropoda-Stylommatophora)

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The presence of a hyperglycemic factor in the optic tentacles of the snailC. ligulata is reported here. A preliminary characterization based on crude extracts indicates the factor to be water-soluble, heat labile and to be an albumin. The ablation of optic tentacles and injection of optic tentacle extract into operated and normal snails caused a rise in blood sugar, total carbohydrate and glycogen in the foot muscle and mantle and a decrease in hepatopancreatic glycogen. The ablation also caused a fall in blood free amino acids and a rise in the tissues, which was reversed in the blood and foot muscle by injection of the extract. Possible conversion of amino acids to total carbohydrates and glycogen by gluconeogenesis is suggested.

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Subramanyam, O.V. Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism by the optic tentacles of the garden snailCryptozona ligulata (Gastropoda-Stylommatophora). Experientia 41, 730–731 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012569

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