The metabolic fate of the amido-N group of glutamine in the tissues of the gastrointestinal tract in 24 h-fasted sheep

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-306

  Gate, J J ^a,c   Parker, D S ^a,d   Lobley, G E ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Novus Europe sa/nv   (Belgium)

Author keywords

15N kinetics; Gastrointestinal tract; Glutamine; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN 15; PROTEIN; RNA;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CECUM; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIET RESTRICTION; DUODENUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ILEUM; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; JEJUNUM; JUGULAR VEIN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LYMPH; MUCOSA CELL; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032993288     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114599000549     Document Type: Article

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