[Functional topography of somatic muscles in euciscus idus].

The intensity of tissue respiration and anaerobic glycolysis, as well as the activity of succinic oxidase, cytochrome oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase and ATPase in skeletal muscles of the ide L. idus significantly increase from head to tail. Cranio-caudal gradients of the intensity of tissue respiration and the enzymic activity are especially evident in the red muscle, namely m. lateralis superficialis. In white m. lateralis magnus, the gradient of glycolytic activity is most pronounced. Biochemical and morphological peculiarities of muscles are discussed in relation to functional profile of the latter.