Free amino acid pools in rat tissues throughout the lactational period.
This is a descriptive work on the changes induced by lactation on the total and essential-free amino acid pools in plasma and several tissues of the rat (liver, kidney, skeletal muscle and skin). Plasma essential-free amino acid levels are increased at the peak of lactation. Significant changes have been also found for free amino acid pools in the liver and the skeletal muscle as well as in the kidney. Conversely, skin levels are very constant throughout lactation.
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Department de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Unitat de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular B, Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D007774:Lactation / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism
D000596:Amino Acids; D011506:Proteins