Metabolic effects of eyestalk removal in the crab V. litterata is studied . Bilateral eyestalk ablation results in hypoglycaemia and a fall and rise in the glycogen content of hepatopancreas and muscle respectively . Injection of unboiled eyestalk extract evokes hyperglycaemia, whereas boiled eyestalk extract does not produce any significant change in the glycaemia level . The other effect of eyestalk removal is a fall in the fat content of the hepatopancreas and these results are discussed .
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