Adaptations to fasting in the American mink (Mustela vison): nitrogen metabolism

The aim of this study was to investigate the adaptations of protein metabolism to seasonal fasting in an actively wintering boreal carnivore. Fifty farm-bred male American minks Mustela vison were divided into a fed control group and four experimental groups fasted for 2, 3, 5 or 7 days. The respons...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology, 2005-07, Vol.175 (5), p.357-363
Hauptverfasser:	Mustonen, A.M, Puukka, M, Pyykonen, T, Nieminen, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Amino acids Amino Acids - blood ammonia Ammonia - blood Analysis of Variance Animals blood plasma blood proteins Body Weight Chromatography, Ion Exchange Fasting - metabolism Fasting - physiology Finland food deprivation Freshwater Freshwater mammals Metabolism Mink - physiology Mustela vison Neovison vison Nitrogen Nitrogen - metabolism protein content protein metabolism Proteins - metabolism seasonal fasting Seasons starvation Urea Urea - blood uric acid Uric Acid - blood weight loss
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