ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Chicken
;
Gastrointestinal Tract
;
Histamine
;
Histidine Decarboxylase
;
Gastrin
;
Huhn
;
Gastrointestinaltrakt
;
Histamin
;
Histidin-decarboxylase
;
Gastrin
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary 1. The histamine, histidine decarboxylase and gastrin content of the oesophagus, crop, glandular stomach, gizzard and duodenum was determined in chickens. 2. Only minute amounts of histamine were found in the oesophagus (0.8 μg/g) and crop (0.5 μg/g). In the glandular stomach (7.7 μg/g), however, the gizzard (4.8 μg/g) and the duodenum (12.9 μg/g) the histamine content was considerably higher. 3. Measurable amounts of the specific histidine decarboxylase activity were found only in the glandular stomach (25.3 nMole newly formed histamine/g · hr−1). 4. In none of the organs investigated, could any gastrin activity be definitely detected. 5. From the experiments it was concluded that gastric acid secretion in chickens may be controlled by systems other than gastrin. The role of histamine in this process is uncertain.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00997188
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