[Dependence of ammonia nitrogen utilization in rabbits on concentration of carbonic acid in tissues].

Abstract

Under conditions of an increase in the carbonic acid concentration in blood of rabbits (experimental group) utilization of ammonia nitrogen administered to the organism intensifies and simultaneously the level of keto-acids in blood as well as of free amino acids and urea in the liver tissue increases. In these animals as compared to the control ones the content of glutamine in blood and in the liver tissue decreases; the level of alpha-glutarate and glutamate in the liver tissue increases and that of pyruvate lowers. An increase is also observed in reducing power of the liver and kidney cell cytoplasm.