INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF COLD EXPOSURE AND AMINO ACID IMBALANCES
Abstract
A moderate cold exposure has been used as a tool in inducing a higher food intake in experiments dealing with amino acid imbalances in the rat. The data indicate that the rats kept at 25 C suffer a severe metabolic disorder after ingesting amino-acid-imbalanced diets. In contrast, the animals kept at 7 C readily consumed the imbalanced diets and, consequently, grew as well as the controls. The activity of the glutamic oxalacetic and the glutamic-pyruvic transaminase were found to be increased as a result of cold exposure. It is suggested that a moderate cold stress is an effective agent in correcting and overcoming amino acid imbalances.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0406618
Entities
People
- D. A. Vaughan
- G. J. Klain
- Lucile N. Vaughan