THE UTILIZATION OF FRUCTOSE IN THE MAMMALIAN ORGANISM AS SHOWN BY EXPERIMENTS ON HEPATECTOMIZED AND EVISCERATED PREPARATIONS

Abstract

The ability of the mammalian organism to utilize fructose in the absence of the liver has been confirmed. The life of the eviscerated animal can also be prolonged for a considerable time by administration of fructose. In neither the hepatectomized nor the eviscerated dog was there an increase in the blood glucose following a large intravenous injection of fructose. The exptl. facts find a ready interpretation on the basis that in mammals fructose can be directly oxidized.