Matched regulation of gastrointestinal performance in the Burmese python, Python molurus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1131-1140

  Cox, Christian L ^a,b   Secor, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlated response; Digestion; Digestive enzyme; Intestinal nutrient; Python; Reptile; Transport

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; AMYLASE; GLUCOSE; LEUCINE; PEPSIN A; PROLINE; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MYANMAR; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE; STOMACH MUCOSA; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; AMINOPEPTIDASES; AMYLASES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BOIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCOSE; INTESTINES; LEUCINE; MYANMAR; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PEPSIN A; PROLINE; TRYPSIN;

PYTHON MOLURUS; PYTHONIDAE; REPTILIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 43049117192     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015313     Document Type: Article

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