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Lactic Acid Concentration in the Kidney of the Golden Hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, in Different Conditions of Diuresis

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WORK by Zerahn on frog skin1 and by Leaf on the bladder of the toad2 have produced evidence that the active transport of sodium is accompanied by a proportional consumption of oxygen; glycolysis and lactic acid production also increase, according to Leaf, with the active transport of sodium in aerobic conditions.

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CAPRARO, V., VALZELLI, G. & DE AGOSTINI, C. Lactic Acid Concentration in the Kidney of the Golden Hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, in Different Conditions of Diuresis. Nature 190, 178–179 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190178a0

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