THE METABOLIC FATE OF LEUCINE IN MUSCLE AND ADIPOSE TISSUE OF SHEEP
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- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 64 (5) , 283-284
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas84-262
Abstract
Leucine (0.1 mM) was preferentially incorporated into proteins rather than being oxidized in intact external intercostal muscle fiber bundles from sheep. At higher leucine concentrations, oxidation became more important. Leucine metabolism in muscle was reduced by starvation. Leucine was not a significant precursor of fatty acids in sheep adipose tissue. Key words: Sheep, leucine metabolism, muscle, adipose tissueKeywords
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