TY - JOUR T1 - THE EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON THE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION OF FISH AND TADPOLES JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 59 LP - 63 VL - 42 IS - 1 AU - FLOYD J. BRINLEY Y1 - 1931/05/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/42/1/59.abstract N2 - Caffeine in concentration of m/500, m/750 and m/1000 appears to have no effect on the amount of oxygen consumed by fish, Erimyson sucetta oblongus, and the bull frog tadpoles, Rana catesbiana. The results of these experiments may suggest that caffeine acts primarily upon the nervous system of these animals and does not affect to any great extent their basal metabolism. ER -