Changes of activity and mRNA expression of urea cycle enzymes in the liver of developing Holstein calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1526-1532

  Takagi, M ^a   Yonezawa, T ^a   Haga, S ^b   Shingu, H ^b   Kobayashi, Y ^b   Takahashi, T ^a   Ohtani, Y ^a   Obara, Y ^a   Katoh, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calf; Development; Liver; mRNA; Urea cycle enzyme; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; FATTY ACID; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ARGINASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (AMMONIA); CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIVER; MALE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRIGLYCERIDES; UREA;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 47849097685     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0799     Document Type: Article

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