The formation of lactic acid in desiccated amphibian muscles

Abstract

Drying and freezing are identical in their effects on the formation of lactic acid in amphibian muscle. The peak of the production curve which occurs at[long dash]2.2[degree] to[long dash]2.5[degree] C. or 79% water removal is apparently coincident with the point at which instantaneous death occurs in the muscle. These 2 events cannot be associated with a sudden change in the concentration of any constituent of the plasma of which the behavior in physiological solution is known.