ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
A previous study demonstrated that feeding rats a heat damaged casein diet caused a decrease in body weight and in the pancreatic content of chymotrypsin and amylase. However, the present study shows that leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) activity in the small intestinal mucosa is not affected by this dietary stress, indicating that the mucosa still has amino acids available for enzyme synthesis. The LAP activity of the mucosa did increase in response to feeding a meal probably due to an increase in the rate of synthesis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1980.tb03897.x
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