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Effects of L-alanine injection and post-hatch deprivation of feed and water on glycogen reserves in turkey poults. 1993

W E Donaldson, and V L Christensen

Department of Poultry Science, N.C. State University Raleigh, 27695-7608.

1. Glycogen concentration (mg/g) in liver, epiphyseal bone (proximal femoral chondyle) and toe (first medial phalanges) declined during post-hatch holding of poults fir up to 72 hr without feed and water. 2. Muscle (gastrocnemius) glycogen concentration was unchanged by post-hatch holding. 3. Glycogen concentration (mg/g) in the whole body was unchanged while whole body glycogen (total mg) content was decreased by holding. 4. Injections of 1 ml of 1 M L-alanine did not enhance whole body glycogen stores.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008112	Liver Glycogen	Glycogen stored in the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Hepatic Glycogen,Glycogen, Hepatic,Glycogen, Liver
D008297	Male		Males
D009132	Muscles	Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.	Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D001842	Bone and Bones	A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.	Bone Tissue,Bone and Bone,Bone,Bones,Bones and Bone,Bones and Bone Tissue,Bony Apophyses,Bony Apophysis,Condyle,Apophyses, Bony,Apophysis, Bony,Bone Tissues,Condyles,Tissue, Bone,Tissues, Bone
D005508	Food Deprivation	The withholding of food in a structured experimental situation.	Deprivation, Food,Deprivations, Food,Food Deprivations
D006003	Glycogen
D000409	Alanine	A non-essential amino acid that occurs in high levels in its free state in plasma. It is produced from pyruvate by transamination. It is involved in sugar and acid metabolism, increases IMMUNITY, and provides energy for muscle tissue, BRAIN, and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.	Abufène,Alanine, L-Isomer,L-Alanine,Alanine, L Isomer,L Alanine,L-Isomer Alanine
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014422	Turkeys	Large woodland game BIRDS in the subfamily Meleagridinae, family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. Formerly they were considered a distinct family, Melegrididae.	Meleagridinae,Meleagrididae
D014868	Water Deprivation	The withholding of water in a structured experimental situation.	Deprivation, Water,Deprivations, Water,Water Deprivations