Abstract
Diurnal rhythms in plasma cortisol, insulin, glucose, lactate and urea concentrations were investigated in eight catheterized pigs of 35 kg BW. Pigs were fed isoenergetic/isoproteinic diets at a restricted level (2.5×maintenance requirement for energy) in two daily rations (06:00 and 18:00 hours) in order to obtain equal intervals between feed intake. Preprandial plasma cortisol concentration was 22±3 ng/mL in the morning and 14±2 ng/mL in the evening (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 497-503 |
Journal | Physiology and Behavior |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- circadian-rhythm
- diabetic rats
- growing pigs
- amino-acids
- metabolism
- responses
- protein
- corticosterone
- sensitivity
- invivo