Abstract
1. 1. The effects of infusions into the hepatic portal vein of propionate and butyrate at dosages approximating absorption rates on concentrations of glucose, insulin and glucagon were determined in sheep. 2. 2. Immunoreactive insulin in plasma increased significantly ( P < 0.05) during infusion of propionate and butyrate. 3. 3. Concentrations of immunoreactive glucagon in plasma did not change significantly during propionate administration but increased during butyrate administration.
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