EFFECTS OF MONOMETHYLHYDRAZINE ON LIVER GLYCOGEN CONTENT OF RATS AT GROUND LEVEL AND AT ALTITUDE.
Abstract
Histologic sections of liver samples taken at altitude and ground level from rats having received monomethylhydrazine (MMH), 46.4 mg./kg., were stained for glycogen. Results revealed that nonfasted MMH-injected animals maintained at altitude (18,000 ft.) contained a decreased content of intracellular liver glycogen. The livers of nonfasted rats injected at ground level did not manifest changes in glycogen content. The hepatic glycogen content of the fasted MMH-injected rats (both ground level and altitude) did not differ from that of the controls. Chemical analyses revealed a decrease in hepatic glycogen in rats fed at altitude and an increase in rats fasted at altitude. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0664900
Entities
People
- Lawrence E. Brown
- Walter N. Scott
Organizations
- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine