In order to study the effect of diet on the incidence of experimental pancreatitis, ligation of the common bile duct was carried out in 179 rats which had been fed on six different types of diet for 4 to 6 months. The highest mortality rate and most marked histologic changes of the pancreas were observed in the group of high protein diet. It was assumed that the reactive pattern of the pancreas might be influenced by dietary composition.

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