Activity of exoglycosidases of the rat abdominal organs in untreated hemorrhagic shock.

Exoglycosidases catabolize glycoconjugates (proteoglycans, glycolipids and glycoproteins) at a rate depending on tissue and pathological changes. We determined exoglycosidase activity in successive sections of alimentary tract, spleen, liver and kidney of rats subjected to hemorrhagic shock. We found significant difference in exoglycosidase activity between alimentary tract segments in control animals and no significant changes in homologous tissues of the shocked rats comparing with control.