| Literature DB >> 14665755 |
Toshiro Arai1, Akira Inoue, Akira Takeguchi, Hisashi Mizutani, Megumi Shimoo, Toshinori Sako, Itaru Yoshimura, Nobuhiro Kimura.
Abstract
Concentrations of plasma glucose, immunoreactive insulin (IRI) and free fatty acid (FFA) and activities of enzymes related to energy metabolism and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme pattern in plasma and leukocytes were investigated in lactating Holstein cows (dairy cattle) and fattening Japanese Black Wagyu x Holstein steers (beef cattle). IRI concentrations and LDH and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activities in the plasma of beef cattle were significantly higher than those in dairy cattle. The cytosolic ratio of MDH/LDH activity in the leukocytes of beef cattle was significantly higher than that of dairy cattle. These findings might be associated with the different energy metabolism between dairy and beef cattle.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14665755 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.1241
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vet Med Sci ISSN: 0916-7250 Impact factor: 1.267