Cationic and neutral amino acid transporter transcript abundances are differentially expressed in the equine intestinal tract

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1028-1033

  Woodward, A D ^a   Holcombe, S J ^a   Steibel, J P ^a   Staniar, W B ^b   Colvin, C ^a   Trottier, N L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Equine; Horse; Messenger RNA abundance; Transporter

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; COLON; HORSE; ILEUM; INTESTINE; JEJUNUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, BASIC; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, NEUTRAL; ANIMALS; CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; CECUM; COLON; HORSES; ILEUM; INTESTINES; JEJUNUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77649105358     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2406     Document Type: Article

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