Intestinal hydrolytic activity in young mink (Mustela vison) develops slowly postnatally and exhibits late sensitivity to glucocorticoids

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2061-2068

  Sangild, Per T ^a   Elnif, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cortisol; development; disaccharidase intestine; mink

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; CORTICOTROPIN; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV; HYDROLASE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; SUCRASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MINK; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0029787217     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.9.2061     Document Type: Article

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