title: Esterase activity of rat muscle.
abstract: The esterasic capacity of a series of skeletal muscles in response to three hemisuccinate ester drugs was investigated in rats and compared to that on alpha-naphthylacetate as a reference esterase substrate. Marked variations between different muscles and between given muscles of animals of different sex were observed, indicative of a complex heterogeneity in muscular expression of esterase activity.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism; D010076:Oxazepam / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012737:Sex Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010076:Oxazepam; D004950:Esterases; D006854:Hydrocortisone