[Histochemical study of carbohydrate metabolism in the pancreas in experimental venous congestion]

Experimental venous congestion caused by a 50% constriction of the posterior vena cava results in a shift of some parameters of the carbohydrate metabolism in the rat's pancreas: the content of catecholamines, zinc and ascorbic acid as well as insulin in pancreatic islands. Changes in the content of zinc and ascorbic acid were most demonstrative. Their amount sharply increased within a month from the beginning of experiment.