CHANGES IN TISSUE METABOLISM IN OESTRUAL, DIOESTRUAL AND SPAYED RATS

Abstract
The R. Qs. and rates of O2 consumption of liver and kidney of estrual, di-estrual and spayed rats were measured. The rats were 97-108 days old. Spaying was performed 6 weeks before. The Ringer''s solution contained 0.2% glucose. The metabolic rates of the liver were highest in estrus and lowest after spaying. No changes occurred in the kidneys. The R.Qs. were unaltered. The presence of infection in the rat (middle ear or lung) was associated with higher respiratory rates and quotients in the liver, but not in the kidney.

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