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Starvation-induced changes in the autoradiographic localisation of valine uptake by rat small intestine

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We report here the effects of a 72-h fast on the localisation of Na-dependent [3H]-valine uptake by rat small intestine. Starvation results in the earlier appearance of valine transport during cell migration and an enhanced accumulation of the amino acid at the villus tip.

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Acknowledgments. We wish to thank MW Smith, PS James and IS King (AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, Cambridge) for facilities and advice regarding autoradiography. Financial support from the British Digestive Foundation and Eli Lilly and Company is appreciated.

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Thompson, C.S., Debnam, E.S. Starvation-induced changes in the autoradiographic localisation of valine uptake by rat small intestine. Experientia 42, 945–948 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941773

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