期刊名称:Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
印刷版ISSN:0301-4800
电子版ISSN:1881-7742
出版年度:2002
卷号:48
期号:3
页码:230-237
DOI:10.3177/jnsv.48.230
出版社:Center for Academic Publications Japan
摘要:Rats fed a Zn-deficient diet show characteristic variations in feed intake. These variations were followed by means of a personal computer. The specific feed intake patterns in rats fed a zinc-deficient diet before and after supplementation with protein and several essential amino acids were determined. The high protein diet decreased the amplitude of feed intake under zinc deficiency, probably because of a decrease in sensitivity to the deficiency. Furthermore, the zinc-deficient diet was supplemented with essential amino acids, and of them L-threonine showed the most marked effect on the increased variability of feed intake.