Effect of dietary carbohydrate on liver and kidney enzyme activities and plasma amino acids in the LA/N-cp rat.

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Effect of dietary carbohydrate on liver and kidney enzyme activities and plasma amino acids in the LA/N-cp rat.

International journal of obesity - 1 Mar 1991

Yamini S, Staples R C, Hansen C T, Szepesi B

Abstract excerpt

Twenty obese and 20 lean LA/N-cp male rats and 20 male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a diet containing either 54 percent sucrose or starch for six weeks. After a 14-16 hour fast, rats were killed. Liver and kidney enzyme activities were determined in the LA/N-cp rats while plasma urea and selected...

Topics

Amino Acids
Animals
Body Weight
Dietary Carbohydrates
Eating
Enzymes
Gluconeogenesis
Kidney
Lipids
Liver
Male
Obesity
Organ Size
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Starch
Sucrose

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