title: Enzymatic studies in foetal brain and liver of mouse following in utero exposure to ultrasound.
abstract: Lactate, malate and succinate dehydrogenases (LDH, MDH and SDH) were estimated in the foetal brain and liver following in utero exposure of mice to a continuous wave of unfocussed ultrasound. Enzymes in both tissues showed a significant increase (P greater than 0.001), indicating high energy demand due to depletion of oxygen. The increase was recorded even on the twentieth day of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suneetha
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology*; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005333:Fetus / Q000201:enzymology; D005865:Gestational Age; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
chemical_list: D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase