[Experimental protein deficient diabetes and methods of correcting it]

In experiments on 79 white rats, it was shown that in rats deprived of animal proteins during a long time (2 months and more) in a significant percentage of cases depending on the animal initial age and the protein deprivation duration, diabetes mellitus develops. This diabetes may develop not only during the protein deprivation but also after its cessation. Implantation of fetal pancreas can prevent the diabetes development or, if practiced after its beginning, correct its effects.