Abstract
The activity and localization of NAD(P)H-tetrazolium reductase, lactate dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, succinate dehydrogenase, glueose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, and alkaline phosphatase in the kidney of 11 female pigs were examined. The pig kidney showed a higher activity of NAD (P) H-tetrazolium reductase in the distal tubules compared with the kidney of rat, mouse, rabbit, dog, cat, and man. The activity of succinate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase was the same in the pig kidney as in the kidney of other examined species. In the pig kidney glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase precipitated in situ, while in rat and mouse this enzyme has proved to be highly diffusible.