... accumulation phase, all tissues except for liver have lower levels of glycerol in the intracellular space than the levels in plasma. In liver,glycerol is in equilibrium between the two compartments. Fig. 4. Glycerol levels in tissues of rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax subjected to a controlled decrease...

...William R. Driedzic; Kathy A. Clow; Connie E. Short; K. Vanya Ewart SUMMARY Rainbow smelt ( Osmerus mordax ) accumulate high levels of glycerol in winter that serves as an antifreeze. Fish were subjected to controlled decreases in water temperature and levels of plasma glycerol, liver metabolites...

...Jason R. Treberg; Connie E. Wilson; Robert C. Richards; K. Vanya Ewart; William R. Driedzic SUMMARY Smelt ( Osmerus mordax ) were maintained at either ambient water temperature or approximately 5°C and various aspects of their freeze-avoidance response were examined from early winter until early...

...James A. Raymond ABSTRACT Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax , maintain high glycerol levels in winter to avoid freezing. After intramuscular injection of 14 C-labeled glucose, [ 14 C]glycerol was found in the blood, liver and muscle, indicating that glycogen is a source of glycerol. Levels of both...