A note on the lactic acid and glycogen content of kidney cortex

Abstract

The production of lactic acid in incised kidney cortex is like that in muscle, a reaction of some rapidity. Under these conditions, the glycogen content changes but little; it is therefore deduced: 1. That lactic acid is not formed from glycogen. 2. That there is probably very little or no glycogen present in kidney cortex. The origin of the bulk of the lactic acid is unidentified.