Quantity of glycogen in the liver of 19-day-old foetuses after AET, 5-HT, MEA, or GSH treatment of pregnant mice on the first day of gestation

Swiss mice were treated intraperitoneally with AET, 5-HT, MEA, or GSH, in a dose of 80 mg/kg of body weight, on the first day of gestation. On the 19th day of pregnancy, the fresh weight of liver of the foetuses, as well as glycogen content in 1 g of fresh tissue and in the whole organ were analysed. The determination of glycogen content in the foetal liver were made according to the anthrone method. As compared with controls, in the remaining groups of mice a lower fresh weight of foetal liver less glycogen per g of fresh tissue and a smaller total amount of glycogen in the whole organ were found. Among the compounds, AET appeared to be more toxic than 5-HT, MEA, and GSH.