In contrast to juvenile mice, old mice treated with methamphetamine are unable to adequately mobilize their carbohydrate reserves. They cannot increase their overall metabolism and become hypothermic, while juvenile mice react with increased calorigenesis and hyperthermia.
A comparative study on the effect of rolitetracycline (50 μg/g i.v.) on the
hepatic content of triglycerides and the release of esterified fatty acids from the liver into
the blood was performed in young and adult NMRI mice of both sexes. Rolitetracycline
caused an accumulation of triglycerides only in the livers of adult animals, the effect being
much more pronounced in females than in males. In agreement with this a very strong
inhibition of lipid release from the liver and a significant decrease of the esterified fatty
acids of the serum was produced only in adult females. The results suggest that the livers of
young animals of both sexes are relatively resistant to the steatotic effect of rolitetracycline.
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