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The effect of in utero protein malnutrition and subsequent renutrition on rat saliva and some salivary enzymes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

R. R. Watson
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1100 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 USA
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Abstract

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1. Rat pups developed chronic protein insufficiency resulting from malnutrition diet in utero while their dams received 40 g protein/kg diet.

2. Before weaning they were found to have decreased salivary amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) and aminopeptidase activities.

3. A complete diet (250 g protein/kg) rapidly restored salivary amylase activity before weight normalization. However, renourished pups (malnourished pups given 250 g protein/kg for 14 d) still had increased numbers of Streptococcus mutans in their plaque.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1977

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