GLYCOLYSIS IN RAT PERITONEAL MAST CELLS |
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Authors: | Nirmal Chakravarty |
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Institution: | From the Biological Institute of the Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Abstract: | Glycolytic activity of rat peritoneal mast cells has been measured by the Cartesian ampulla diver technique. The rates of anaerobic glycolysis, expressed as CO2 expelled from a bicarbonate medium, are 1.70 x 10-6 µl and 1.43 x 10-6 µl per cell per hour with and without glucose, respectively. The aerobic glycolysis rate in the presence of glucose, assuming the respiratory quotient to be 1, is 0.93 x 10-6 µl CO2 per cell per hour. It is pointed out that the anaerobic and non-respiratory aerobic carbon dioxide production by mast cells is much higher than the respiratory oxygen uptake reported previously. These values have been interpreted in terms of glucose utilization. |
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