Effect of oxygen tension on norepinephrine-induced respiration in brown adipose tissue.
In brown adipose tissue fragments from 10-day-old rats or adult hamsters and in cells isolated from 10-day-old rats, norepinephrine (NE) activated oxygen consumption by 300-400%. NE-induced respiration was stable for 60-120 min and was inhibited by reduction of the oxygen concentration in the medium much more than respiration induced by the addition of respiratory substrates.
D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D051381:Rats
D010100:Oxygen; D009638:Norepinephrine