The Effect of Simulated Metabolic Acidosis on Intracellular pH and Lactate Metabolism in the Isolated Perfused Rat Liver
- 1 October 1973
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Clinical Science
- Vol. 45 (4) , 543-549
- https://doi.org/10.1042/cs0450543
Abstract
1. The relationship between extracellular pH (pHe), intracellular pH (pHi) and lactate uptake was studied in the isolated perfused rat liver during simulated metabolic acidosis. 2. pHi fell to a considerably less extent than pHe when the latter was decreased from pH 7·4 to 6·7. 3. The liver took up lactate when pHi was greater than 7·0; at lower values of pHi lactate output occurred. 4. The relevance of these observations to the control of hepatic pHi and lactate metabolism is discussed.Keywords
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