title: Effect of feeding on plasma secretin concentrations in sheep.
abstract: Changes in plasma secretin concentration during the 24 hours after feeding were observed in five female sheep fed 1500 g of lucerne pellets and 300 g of orchard grass hay once daily. The pre-feeding concentration of plasma secretin was 50 +/- 9 pg ml-1. The plasma secretin concentration began to increase immediately after the beginning of feeding, reached values approximately double the pre-feeding values six hours after feeding, and remained significantly above the pre-feeding value for more than 10 hours after feeding (P less than 0.01 or less than 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mineo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oyamada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D012633:Secretin / Q000097:blood*; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012633:Secretin