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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 263: R1241-R1247, 1992;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 263, Issue 6 1241-R1247, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of estrogen on whole animal and tissue glucose use in female and male rainbow trout

B. S. Washburn, M. L. Bruss, E. H. Avery and R. A. Freedland
Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.

Reports of changes in carbohydrate metabolism during vitellogenesis in fish prompted an investigation of the effects of estrogen on glucose utilization in rainbow trout. Estrogen pellets were implanted in both female and male fish, and a third group of male fish was given a sham operation. After cannulation of the dorsal aorta, D-[1-3H]glucose and 2-deoxy-D-[U-14C]glucose were injected into the fish to observe whole animal and tissue glucose use. We found that estrogen does not affect glucose turnover rate or transit time but causes a decrease in plasma glucose concentration and size of the glucose mixing pool. Adipose tissue in female fish utilized glucose at a higher rate than sham fish. Ovarian tissue used more glucose per kilogram of body weight than the testes of the male fish. Regardless of treatment, brain had the highest rate of glucose consumption per gram of tissue, followed by gonads and red blood cells. Muscle and adipose tissue utilized only small amounts (< 1 nmol.g tissue-1.min-1) of glucose. We conclude that an increase in the rate of whole body glucose use is not responsible for the fall in plasma glucose caused by estrogen and seen during vitellogenesis.


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