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Summary
Perfused rat hearts subjected to anoxia rapidly stopped beating and did not recover when restored to oxygen 65 min later. However, anoxic beating was promoted by glucose in a concentration dependent fashion; maximal response was achieved at 20 mM. Addition of insulin or select Krebs cycle metabolites to the glucose (5 mM) perfusing medium further elevated anaerobic beating.
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