Phenylalanine hydroxylase activity and expression in chicks subjected to phenylalanine imbalance or phenylalanine toxicity

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 774-783

  Lartey, F M ^a   Austic, R E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick; Dietary phenylalanine; Phenylalanine hydroxylase; Plasma amino acid; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLALANINE 4 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 65549162601     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00370     Document Type: Article

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