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WHEN fructose is infused intravenously in adult animals, the tolerance to glucose is enhanced1–3, but the blood glucose concentration is maintained, presumably as a result of the rapid conversion of fructose to glucose in adult liver4.
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EDWARDS, A., POWERS, N. Effect of Intravenous Infusion of Fructose in Newborn Calves. Nature 214, 728–729 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214728a0
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