THE RELATIONSHIP OF CARDIAC GLYCOGEN DEPOSITION TO BLOOD KETONE LEVELS IN EXPERIMENTAL KETOSIS

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Abstract
5 series of rats were so treated that each would have a different blood ketone level. Blood sugar, ketones, and lactic acid detns. were made, and the liver, heart, and skeletal muscle were analyzed for glycogen content. No correlation is observed between cardiac glycogen and blood sugar or blood lactic acid, but a direct correlation is found between the blood ketone level and cardiac glycogen. The possibility of cardiac glycogen being derived from ketone bodies is discussed.