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. 1979 Feb 15;178(2):373–379. doi: 10.1042/bj1780373

The effect of starvation on the rate of protein synthesis in rat liver and small intestine.

M A McNurlan, A M Tomkins, P J Garlick
PMCID: PMC1186525  PMID: 444219

Abstract

1. A method is described that allows for measurement of protein synthesis in liver and intestine in the rat. By injecting a massive amount of [14C]leucine (100 mumol/100 g body wt.) an attempt has been made to over come problems of precursor specific radioactivity and problems arising from the breakdown of labelled protein that are encountered when tracer amounts of amino acids are used. 2. Starvation for 2 days resulted in decline in the rate of total liver protein synthesis from 87%/day to 62%/day. 3. In jejunal mucosa the rate of protein synthesis was 136%/day. This declined to 105%/day after 2 days of starvation.

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