Digesting pythons quickly oxidize the proteins in their meals and save the lipids for later.

McCue, Marshall D; Guzman, R Marena; Passement, Celeste A

McCue, Marshall D; Guzman, R Marena; Passement, Celeste A.

Affiliation

McCue MD; Department of Biological Sciences, St Mary's University, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA mmccue1@stmarytx.edu.
Guzman RM; Department of Biological Sciences, St Mary's University, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA.
Passement CA; Department of Biological Sciences, St Mary's University, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA.

J Exp Biol ; 218(Pt 13): 2089-96, 2015 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25987734

Subject(s)

Boidae/metabolism; Dietary Proteins/metabolism; Digestion/physiology; Animals; Basal Metabolism; Dietary Fats/metabolism; Mice; Oxidation-Reduction; Postprandial Period/physiology

Key words

Metabolism; Nutrition; Snakes; Specific dynamic action; Stable isotopes

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dietary Proteins / Boidae / Digestion Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Exp Biol Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United kingdom

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