Table 7 |
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Respiratory rates assayed on skinned muscle fibers. a |
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| Diet (Hg dose in food expressed in ng/g) |
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| Oxygen consumption (ng atom O/min/mg fw) |
Control diet |
5.4 |
62 |
520 |
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| State 4 of respiration |
1.6 ± 0.5 |
1.4 ± 0.2 |
1.3 ± 0.2 |
1.8 ± 0.4 |
| State 3 of respiration |
2.9 ± 0.7 |
*1.6 ± 0.3 |
*1.8 ± 0.4 |
2.1 ± 0.5 |
| RCR |
2.0 ± 0.2 |
*1.1 ± 0.2 |
*1.3 ± 0.2 |
*1.17 ± 0.05 |
| COX activity |
4.2 ± 0.8 |
*1.9 ± 0.3 |
3.2 ± 0.5 |
3.3 ± 0.3 |
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a Results are expressed as the mean ± SE, n = 4. Significant differences are indicated by an asterisk (p < 0.05). |
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Bourdineaud et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:53 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-53 |
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