Amino acid metabolism in hepatocytes isolated from lactating rats.
Parenchymal hepatocytes isolated from lactating rats had similar rates of amino acid incorporation into protein, but increased rates of urea formation compared to hepatocytes from non-lactating rats. The increased urea formation may be due to increased amino acid transport and degradation. The liver contributes to the increased utilization of amino acids during lactation.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000641:Ammonia / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D014508:Urea / Q000096:biosynthesis
D000596:Amino Acids; D000641:Ammonia; D014508:Urea