Table 7 Respiratory rates assayed on skinned muscle fibers. a
Diet (Hg dose in food expressed in ng/g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oxygen consumption (ng atom O/min/mg fw) | Control diet | 5.4 | 62 | 520 |
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 |