Turnover Rate of Phospholipid Phosphorus in the Liver of the White Rat

Abstract

Conclusions

The proportional turnover rate R for hepatic phospholipid P in the white rat is on the average close to 5% per hour, and since the mean concentration of hepatic phospholipid P for both experiments together was 132 mg per 100 g of liver, that r, the mass turnover rate, is about 6 mg P per hour per 100 g of liver, which is 0.2 mg P per 100 g body weight.