TISSUE GLYCOGEN AND GLUCOSE ABSORPTION IN RATS ADAPTED TO COLD

Abstract

Fasted rats previously fed a high-fat ration and adapted to cold, maintain their liver glycogen as efficiently as do their controls kept at room temp. On a high-carbohydrate diet, fasting liver glycogen is markedly higher in the cold-adapted animals. Glucose absorption rate on the high-fat regime is nearly 70% higher following adaptation to cold.