Arginine metabolism in uricotelic species = Metabolismo da arginina em espécies uricotélicas
Due to the lack of a complete urea cycle, uricotelic species, such as broilers, are not able to synthesize de novo arginine (Arg), thus depending exclusively on dietary Arg. High levels of dietary lysine (Lys) increase the demand for Arg because of the antagonistic relationship between these amino a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (Eduem)
2010-10-01
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Series: | Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/10990/10990 |