Investigations on the effects of hyperbaric oxygen on enzyme activity

Abstract

The ability of hyperbaric oxygen to produce lasting effects on enzyme activities was investigated. Mice were subjected to hyperbaric oxygen until they suffered sustained convulsions. The enzyme activities were then determined in brain and liver tissue. The results presented indicate that under these conditions of in vivo exposure and in vitro assay, hyperbaric oxygen does not affect permanently the activities of the enzymes which were examined.