Abstract
Summary
Oxygen uptake of liver slices from rabbits infected with Eimeria stiedae was measured at various times after infection with a sublethal number of organisms. Oxygen uptakes of slices from non-infected litter mates were determined concurrently. Measurements were made in a medium consisting of Krebs-Ringer phosphate buffer at pH 7.4 in a water bath at 38°C. Oxygen uptake of infected livers was significantly greater than that of non-infected controls. There was a significant decrease in percentage dry weight of infected livers while percentage protein was little changed.
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