The oxygen consumption of some tissues from hypophysectomized goldfish, Carassius auratus L.
Hypophysectomy has no effect on the O2 consumptios reduction in liver O2 consumption is attributed to the increased glycogen content that follows hypophysectomy which has the effect of increasing the nonmetabolizing dry weight component of the cells.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D006054:Goldfish / Q000378:metabolism*; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption