Table 3.

Citrate synthase/β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (CS/HOAD) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)/CS ratios for the heart, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestine of harbor seals, dogs and rats

SpeciesNOrganCS/HOADLDH/CS
Harbor seals 10 Heart 0.7±0.05 α,δ 9.9±1.0 
 Liver 1.2±0.05 α,δ 80.5±5.4 α 
 10 Kidney 0.06±0.01 α 12.2±0.4 α 
 10 Stomach 2.6±0.3 α 15.7±1.7 
 Intestine 0.05 1583.1 
Dogs Heart 1.9±0.4 δ 7.5±0.6 
 Liver 4.1±0.2 38.3±1.2 
 Kidney 0.1±0.04 9.8±0.7 
 Stomach 5.2±0.1 10.2±1.6 
 Intestine 0.06 988.8 
Rats Heart 4.5±0.4 10.9±0.7 
 Liver 1.7±0.2 α 66.3±4.5 α 
 Kidney 0.1 5.3 
 Stomach 2.5±0.3 α 11.6±2.3 
 Intestine 0.04 1180.0 
SpeciesNOrganCS/HOADLDH/CS
Harbor seals 10 Heart 0.7±0.05 α,δ 9.9±1.0 
 Liver 1.2±0.05 α,δ 80.5±5.4 α 
 10 Kidney 0.06±0.01 α 12.2±0.4 α 
 10 Stomach 2.6±0.3 α 15.7±1.7 
 Intestine 0.05 1583.1 
Dogs Heart 1.9±0.4 δ 7.5±0.6 
 Liver 4.1±0.2 38.3±1.2 
 Kidney 0.1±0.04 9.8±0.7 
 Stomach 5.2±0.1 10.2±1.6 
 Intestine 0.06 988.8 
Rats Heart 4.5±0.4 10.9±0.7 
 Liver 1.7±0.2 α 66.3±4.5 α 
 Kidney 0.1 5.3 
 Stomach 2.5±0.3 α 11.6±2.3 
 Intestine 0.04 1180.0 

Values are means ± s.e.m. (N = no. of animals). αSignificantly different from dog (ANOVA, P<0.05); δsignificantly different from rat(ANOVA, P<0.05). Values with no s.e.m. were not included in the analysis and are presented for comparison.

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