Ruminant-like digestion of the langur monkey.
The adaptation of langur monkeys to a laboratory environment has made possible a detailed investigation of their digestive physiology. The diverticular form of the langur stomach permits a bacterial fermentation of the leafy diet, which results in important contributions to the nutrition of these primates. The demonstration of a ruminant-like digestion in langurs extends the known taxonomic distribution of this digestive adaptation.
D000085:Acetates / Q000032:analysis; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D002087:Butyrates / Q000032:analysis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004063:Digestion; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005285:Fermentation; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000502:physiology*; D010945:Plants, Edible; D011422:Propionates / Q000032:analysis; D012417:Rumen / Q000502:physiology; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D014631:Valerates / Q000032:analysis
D000085:Acetates; D002087:Butyrates; D005227:Fatty Acids; D011422:Propionates; D014631:Valerates