Increased Oxygen Consumption of Liver and Kidney Slices in the Presence of Phenobarbital

Abstract
The effects of phenobarbital Na on the O2 consumption of liver and kidney cortex slices of the rat were studied, using Warburg respirometers. There was a significant increase in O2 consumption rate of kidney cortex slices after tipping in 0.3 and 0.5 mg.% phenobarbital Na (P<0.003, and P< 0.008, respectively). Likewise there was an increase in O2 consumption rate of liver slices in the presence of 0.1 mg.% (P< 0.029), but not in the presence of 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5 mg.% phenobarbital.

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