Effect of protein malnutrition on the glycolytic and glutaminolytic enzyme activity of rat thymus and mesenteric lymph nodes

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 719-722

  Dos Santos, M A ^a   Rosa, R ^a   Curi, R ^a   Barbieri, D H G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glucose metabolism; Glutamine metabolism; Lymph nodes; Protein malnutrition; Thymus

Indexed keywords

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; HEXOKINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVATE KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GLYCOLYSIS; LYMPH NODE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; THYMUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOLYSIS; HEXOKINASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYMPH NODES; MALE; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE-1; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; PYRUVATE KINASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0031157693     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000600003     Document Type: Article

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