Effect of Cold and Restraint on Blood and Liver Non-Protein Sulfhydry Compounds

Abstract
Adult male and female rats were exposed to cold. Half of those so exposed were stressed by use of restraining cages. Ergothioneine (ESH), glutathione (GSH), and total non-protein sulfhydryl compounds (TSH) of blood and liver were detd. There was a slight fall in blood ESH and no change in blood GSH or TSH. Simultaneous exposure to cold and restraint produced a significant fall in liver GSH and TSH, but not in ESH.