title: Effect of beta-adrenergic drugs on plasma glucose and glucagon in Japanese quail: a preliminary report.
abstract: The present study was conducted to determine the effects of beta-adrenergic stimulation on plasma glucose and glucagon (IRG) levels in Japanese quail. Isoproterenol, epinephrine and three relatively selective beta-adrenoceptor agonists (terbutaline, salbutamol and reproterol) produced dose-related hyperglycemia and hypoglucagonemia. This study demonstrates that beta-adrenoceptor agonists produce hyperglycemia in birds as they do in mammals, but that the rise in plasma glucose in birds, unlike mammals, is accompanied by a profound fall in plasma IRG levels.
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003370:Coturnix / Q000097:blood*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood*; D011784:Quail / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D005934:Glucagon