Dietary induced increase of lactase activity in adult rats is independent of adrenals.
Adult rats fed 10 days a low starch-high fat diet were either adrenalectomized or sham-operated and force-fed the same diet another 5 days; 14 h before sacrifice, some animals were force-fed a sucrose diet. Activity of lactase, sucrase and maltase was increased in adrenalectomized and sham-operated rats.
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005696:Galactosidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013213:Starch / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013393:Sucrase / Q000378:metabolism; D013395:Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases / Q000378:metabolism; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000378:metabolism*
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D013395:Sucrose; D013213:Starch; D005696:Galactosidases; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D013393:Sucrase