Uptake of phosphorous-32 and calcium-45 by the liver mitochondria of rats made deficient in the essential fatty acids / Wayne Warren Armstrong.

Author/creator Armstrong, Wayne Warren author.
Other author Ito, Takeru, degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of Biology.
Format Theses and dissertations
Production1975.
Description25 leaves ; 28 cm
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Summary Liver mitochondria were isolated from rats that had been deprived of the essential fatty acids in their diets. The isolated mitochondria were tested for respiratory control to make certain that they were capable of carrying out oxidative phosphorylation and ion accumulation. Mitochondria were incubated at room temperature in the presence of Phosphorous-32 and Calcium-45. They were compared with mitochondria from rats that had received a parallel diet that had been supplemented with corn oil to restore essential fatty acids. Incubations were conducted in the presence and the absence of ADP for periods of one, two, five, and ten minutes. The data collected appear to show decrease in Pi accumulation relative to Ca by mitochondria upon EFA deficiency. The data revealed no difference in the accumulation ratio between the presence and the absence of ADP in the incubation medium. Finally, there was no difference in the ratio between various incubation periods.
Local noteJoyner-"Presented to the faculty of the Department of Biology ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Biology."
General noteSubmitted to the faculty of the Department of Biology.
General noteAdvisor: Takeru Ito
Dissertation noteM.A. East Carolina University
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 24-25).
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formThèses et écrits académiques.

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