Protection of liver function by hypothermia in carbon tetrachloride poisoned rabbits [Die Schutzwirkung der Hypothermie auf die Leberfunktion bei der Tetrachlorkohlenstoffvergiftung des Kaninchens]

Protection of liver function by hypothermia in carbon tetrachloride poisoned rabbits [Die Schutzwirkung der Hypothermie auf die Leberfunktion bei der Tetrachlorkohlenstoffvergiftung des Kaninchens]

Rabbits were poisoned with carbon tetrachloride. After 12 hours, the body temperature of the animals was lowered and maintained at 31-32°C. for the next 12 hours by the surface-immersion technique. Liver function, as estimated by the time of appearence of BSP in bile, was found close to normal. This protective effect of hypothermia is probably due to the lowered basic metabolic rate. © 1972 Springer-Verlag.

Bartsokas, St. Papadimitriou, D.G. Varonos, D.

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