Dietary methionine deficiency stunts growth and increases fat deposition via suppression of fatty acids transportation and hepatic catabolism in Pekin ducks

Abstract Background Although methionine (Met), the first-limiting dietary amino acid, has crucial roles in growth and regulation of lipid metabolism in ducks, mechanisms underlying are not well understood. Therefore, the objective was to use dietary Met deficiency to investigate the involvement of M...

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Main Authors: Yongbao Wu, Jing Tang, Zhiguo Wen, Bo Zhang, Junting Cao, Lulu Zhao, Zhanbao Guo, Ming Xie, Zhengkui Zhou, Shuisheng Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00709-z

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