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Some Effects of Protein Deficiency in Young Growing Pigs. III. Ferrokinetic Investigations
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 11, pages 16–30 (1970)
Summary
Ferrokinetic investigations have been carried out in pigs which had undergone protein starvation and rehabilitation. After long term protein deprivation haematocrit levels, blood haemoglobin levels, serum iron concentrations, serum total iron binding capacity and blood volume per kg body weight were all reduced in the deficient animals. The values for the rehabilitated animals were in the normal range. The erythrocytes of the protein starved pigs showed an increased rate of uptake of radioactive iron compared with the control pig. However, the turnover of iron as a whole was reduced greatly in the protein deprived group compared to the rehabilitated and control pigs. Accumulation of iron occurred in the livers, spleens and kidneys of the protein starved animals. The rehabilitated pigs had lower liver stores of iron than the control pig. On the basis of the data presented it has been concluded that these effects are mainly due to a shortage of amino acids for protein synthesis.
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The authors are grateful to Professor J. Moustgaard, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark, for helpful discussions and encouragement.
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Hristic, V., Nikolié, J.A. & Stoëic, D. Some Effects of Protein Deficiency in Young Growing Pigs. III. Ferrokinetic Investigations. Acta Vet Scand 11, 16–30 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548000
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