Depletion of glycogen reserves in fasting broiler chickens
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 29 (1) , 149-154
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668808417036
Abstract
1. Male broiler chickens were killed at various times up to 36 h after withdrawal of food; hepatic and muscle glycogen concentrations and pH were compared with those of control birds given continuous access to food and water. 2. Liver glycogen was reduced to negligible concentrations (m. pectoralis superficialis (PS) but reduced them in the m. biceps femoris (BF); the reduction was significant after 12 h. Ultimate pH was elevated by fasting in the BF, but not the PS.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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