Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) increases net amino acid utilization by the portal-drained viscera of ruminating calves

Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) increases net amino acid utilization by the portal-drained viscera of ruminating calves

Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) increases small intestinal mass and blood flow in ruminant calves, but its impact on nutrient metabolism across the portal-drained viscera (PDV) and liver is unknown. Eight Holstein calves with catheters in the carotid artery, mesenteric vein, portal vein and hepatic...

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Main Authors: C.C. Taylor-Edwards, D.G. Burrin, N.B. Kristensen, J.J. Holst, K.R. McLeod, D.L. Harmon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
blood flow
glucose
amino acid
flux
ruminant
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111200095X

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