The effect of dietary protein level on threonine dehydrogenase activity in chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1353-1356

  Yuan, J H ^a   Austic, R E ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoacetone; Chicken; Dietary protein; Glycine; Threonine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; L-THREONINE 3-DEHYDROGENASE; THREONINE 3 DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER;

EID: 0035461490     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/80.9.1353     Document Type: Article

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