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The rat-diaphragm technique for estimation of plasma insulin-like activity has been studied. A protein, gelatin, has been found to increase glucose utilisation in six out of sixteen experimental days. Although the left hemi-diaphragm is consistently more active than the right the difference is not highly significant (P 0.3). Incubation of tissue in insulin containing media results in an appreciable decrease in glucose utilisation after 90 minutes.
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Devlin, J.G. Observations on the rat diaphragm technique for assay of plasma insulin-like activity. Ir. J. Med. Sc. 38, 419–422 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02951609
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