Original scientific paper

Rat Liver Glycogen Structure as a Function of Glycogen Level

A. Lutkić ; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 41000 Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
V. Fišter ; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 41000 Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Abstract

The average chain length of glycogen and the incorporation
rate of radioactive glucose into it were measured during its accumulation
in rat liver. Increasing levels of glycogen in liver were
produced by various treatments of rats. The measured parametres
increase with the increase in the liver glycogen content until this
reaches the concentration of approximately 2.50/o and then remain
more or less constant. At this •stage of glycogen accumulation in
rat liver an agglomeration of glycogen subparticles seems to take
place. It is concluded that the rat liver glycogen structure is related
only to glycogen concentration and is not influenced specificaHy
by the agents which affect glycogen level.

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Hrčak ID:

197195

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/197195

Publication date:

20.3.1973.

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