Effects of epinephrine, glucagon and insulin on glucose metabolism of planaria.
Epinephrine and insulin increased glucose uptake in Planaria, but epinephrine did so to a much grater extent. Glucagon proved to be without effect. The experiments support earlier results according to which in unicellular and invertebrate organisms membrane patterns can be found, which are similar to those of higher organisms and behave like receptors.
D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010932:Planarians / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D014419:Turbellaria / Q000187:drug effects*
D007328:Insulin; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D005934:Glucagon; D005947:Glucose; D004837:Epinephrine