The influence of the protein content of the diet on glucose concentration (denoted by fluorescence intensity) and body weight was studied in the white rat. Rats of 30d of age received ad lib. a control diet containing 15% crude protein (Pl5), or a diet containing 23% crude protein (P23) or 35% crude protein (P35) and a fourth group of rats (P8) received the 8% crude protein contained diet. Afte...