Digestive enzyme activities and gastrointestinal fermentation in wood-eating catfishes

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1025-1042

  German, Donovan P ^a,b   Bittong, Rosalie A ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestive enzymes; Fermentation; Xylivory

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDE; PROTEIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATFISH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; KINETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STOMACH JUICE; SYMBIOSIS; WOOD;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATFISHES; DIET; DIGESTION; DIPEPTIDES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; KINETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; WOOD;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; CASTORIDAE; HYPOSTOMUS; ISOPTERA; LORICARIIDAE; PANAQUE; PISCES; PTERYGOPLICHTHYS; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 70350388993     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0383-z     Document Type: Article

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