title: [Distribution of volatile fatty acids in digestive tract contents of rabbit. II.--Rabbits subjected to fasting (author's transl)].
abstract: Volatile fatty acids (VFA) were measured by gas chromatography in the digestive material of Rabbits subjected to:--alimentary fast for 48 hours;--stercoral fast for 96 hours. A 48 hour alimentary fast caused a substantial drop in VFA in the digestive tract, butyric acid was the most affected, its concentration falling below that of propionate. Fasting for 48 hours did not cause a total cessation of fermentation. Stercoral fasting did not diminish the quantity of VFA in the digestive tract. VFA production was even augmented in the posterior parts (caecum and colon).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002087:Butyrates / Q000378:metabolism; D002432:Cecum / Q000378:metabolism; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism; D004064:Digestive System / Q000378:metabolism*; D005215:Fasting; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism; D011422:Propionates / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; D011422:Propionates
vernacular_title: Répartition des acides gras volatils dans le tube digestif du lapin domestique. II.--Lapins soumis au jeûne