Changes in glutamine metabolism indicate a mild catabolic state in the transition mare

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3424-3431

  Manso Filho, H C ^a,b   McKeever, K H ^a   Gordon, M E ^a   Costa, H E C ^a,b   Lagakos, W S ^a   Watford, M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body composition; Equine; Glutamine; Glutamine synthetase; Lactation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MILK; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58749094467     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.20080-1054     Document Type: Article

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