Enhanced metabolism of arginine and glutamine in enterocytes of cortisol-treated pigs

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 35-3, 1997, Pages

  Flynn, Nick E ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

arginase; citrulline; ornithine; pyrroline 5 carboxylate synthase; RU 486

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGINASE; ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; MIFEPRISTONE; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; PYRROLINE 5 CARBOXYLATE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCKLING; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0030900844     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.272.3.g474     Document Type: Article

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