Effects of injections of L-alanine, L-glucose and L-ascorbic acid in newly-hatched turkey poults on glucose metabolism.
1. Effects of subcutaneous injections of either L-glucose, L-alanine or L-ascorbate into newly-hatched, fasted turkey poults were examined. 2. There were no effects of injections on blood glucose concentrations at 20 hr post-injection. 3. Glucose injections inhibited hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase activity while alanine injections did not. 4. Both glucose and alanine injections enhanced hepatic glycogen reserves at 20 hr post-injection.
Department of Poultry Science, N.C. State University, Raleigh 27695-7608.
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D000409:Alanine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001835:Body Weight; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014422:Turkeys
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase; D005947:Glucose; D000409:Alanine; D001205:Ascorbic Acid