Changes in lysosomal hydrolase activity associated with malnutrition in young rats
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- 1 September 1974
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in British Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 32 (2) , 189-197
- https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19740072
Abstract
1. Total lysosomal hydrolase activities were measured in liver, gastrocnemius muscle and plasma of malnourished and normal rats between 3 and 8 weeks of age.2. Concurrently, the DNA and protein contents of the livers and muscles were determined.3. Increased amounts of acid hydrolase activities were found to be associated with subnormal protein: DNA ratios in the tissues of malnourished rats.4. It was concluded that lysosomal enzymes may be involved in protein catabolism during malnutrition.Keywords
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