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Fixation of carbon dioxide by pigeon liver in the dissimilation of pyruvic acid

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It is now generally accepted that carbon dioxide is not the inert molecule in the physiology of the heterotrophic cell it was formerly thought to be, but plays an important role as a reactant in the metabolism of a variety of organisms.
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This article is published in Journal of Biological Chemistry.The article was published on 1942-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 75 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fixation (surgical).

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The participation of carbon dioxide in the carbohydrate cycle

TL;DR: The fate of bicarbonate carbon,l (+4) C, in the rat is concerned, and an average of 0.6 per cent of the radioactivity administered appeared in the liver glycogen, indicating that CO2 may be intimately concerned as an intermediary in carbohydrate metabolism of mammalian organisms.
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