Abstract
1. 1. One adult male, eight pups (including two full term foetuses) and nine adult female harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were analysed for indices of mixed function oxidase (MFO) activity. 2. 2. MFO activity was present in liver samples, but was at or below detection limits in samples of kidney, lung and pancreas. 3. 3. Hepatic ethoxyresorufin O-de-ethylase and benzo[a]pyrene hydroxylase activities were similar to those reported in other seals and in other mammals. 4. 4. Cytochromes P-450 and b 5 concentrations were slightly lower than those observed in other mammals. 5. 5. MFO activities in newborn pups and foetuses were significantly lower than those in adult females. 6. 6. No qualitative differences in cytochrome P-450 isozyme distribution between foetal and adult samples could be discerned by electrophoresis.
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