Abstract
Summary
A method utilizing epinephrine and hypoxia to produce a viable frog's heart devoid of ventricular glycogen in preparation for studies on glycogen synthesis is described. The development of a 3 × 3 mm white area at the base of the ventricle served to indicate when the myocardium was so depleted. Hearts treated by this method were able to resynthesize glycogen from glucose.
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