Studies on the digestion of carbohydrates in the camel (Camelus dromedarius)

Camels with cannulas in the small intestine were used to study the "digestive-absorptive" capacities of the small intestine. Solutions of different carbohydrates were infused through the cannulas and the responses in blood glucose levels were measured. Monosaccharides were readily absorbed...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 1977-12, Vol.9 (4), p.233-237
Main Authors: Toofanian, F, Aliakbari, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blood Glucose - analysis
Camelus - metabolism
Dietary Carbohydrates - metabolism
Female
Intestinal Absorption
Intestine, Small - metabolism
Male
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Summary:Camels with cannulas in the small intestine were used to study the "digestive-absorptive" capacities of the small intestine. Solutions of different carbohydrates were infused through the cannulas and the responses in blood glucose levels were measured. Monosaccharides were readily absorbed from the camel small intestine. The pattern of disaccharide absorption indicated that there was high lactase activity and low maltase and sucrase activity, in the camel small intestinal mucosa.
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/BF02240345