[Oxidative metabolism of the cerebral cortex in young animals]

Intensity of glucose, leucine and palmitate oxidation in the cortex of pigs increases during the first days after their birth. Fasting of pigs during 24 hours after birth intensifies glucose catabolism in the cortex through the pentose phosphate way. Intensity of palmitate and leucine oxidation in the cortex of fasting pigs is at the low level. Ketonic bodies participate in the power supply of cortex functions of satisfied one-day pigs but their contribution to the nerve tissue power of fasting one-and five-day pigs is insignificant.