Abstract:Low-protein (5%) and high-protein (40%) diets as well as low-fat (5%) and high-fat (40%) diets were fed to weanling rats in a 14-day experiment, the standard diet containing 10% of protein and 10% of fat. The net protein utilization of casein, the liver protein utilization and the activity of the key enzyme of gluconeogenesis in the liver, phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase, were determined. The utilization of proteins by the organism was adversely affected by a high intake of proteins and also of fats. This f… Show more
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