Dietary protein and amino acid levels alter threonine dehydrogenase activity in hepatic mitochondria of Gallus domesticus

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 738-744

  Davis, Adam J ^a   Austic, Richard E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

chickens; dietary protein; threonine dehydrogenase; threonine imbalance

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030969921     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.738     Document Type: Article

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