Metabolite concentrations in electrically stimulated lugworms Arenicola marina

1. 1. The concentrations of lactate, succinate, alanine, aspartate, acetate and propionate in the lugworm Arenicola marina were measured after 1, 2.5 and 12 hr of continuous electrical stimulation under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. 2. 2. A continuous increase of the concentrations of alanine an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inComparative biochemistry and physiology. B, Comparative biochemistry Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 187 - 189
Main Author Surholt, Bernhard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 1980
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:1. 1. The concentrations of lactate, succinate, alanine, aspartate, acetate and propionate in the lugworm Arenicola marina were measured after 1, 2.5 and 12 hr of continuous electrical stimulation under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. 2. 2. A continuous increase of the concentrations of alanine and acetate, and a decrease of aspartate occurred during the first 2.5 hr of electrical stimulation. A marked rise of succinate and propionate was observed only in experiments lasting longer than 2.5 hr. 3. 3. No changes were detected in the concentrations of lactate. Under anoxia the metabolites accumulated at significantly higher rates than under aerobic conditions.
ISSN:0305-0491
DOI:10.1016/0305-0491(80)90294-1