A glucokinase-like enzyme induced in Mule duck livers by overfeeding

Glucokinase in chicken and mule duck livers

The presence of glucokinase (GK), a critical enzyme controlling glucose homeostasis and particularly liver glucose utilisation in mammals, has long been a matter of debate in avian species as a number of investigators failed to detect glucokinase activity in livers from the chicken and several other avian species. In this study we cloned a partial GK cDNA from mule duck livers and we measured G...

Lactobacillus sakei modulates mule duck microbiota in ileum and ceca during overfeeding.

The supplementation with Lactobacillus sakei as probiotic on the ileal and cecal microbiota of mule ducks during overfeeding was investigated using high-throughput 16S rRNA gene-based pyrosequencing and real-time PCR. The ducks were overfed with or without L. sakei for 12 d with 56% ground corn and 42% whole corn. Samples were collected before the overfeeding period (at 12 wk), at 13 wk (meal 1...

"If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...it must be a duck": anticoagulation in stroke patients with suspected atrial fibrillation.

If It Looks Like a Duck, Swims Like a Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck—Does It Have to Be a Duck?

On 2nd July 2013, a 29-year-old HIV-positive woman presented herself to the outpatient clinic at the Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, Uganda. Her weight had decreased from 46 kg to 42 kg in the past few weeks. In addition, she complained about abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and evening fevers during the week leading up to her visit (see Table 1 and Fig 1 for patient characteristic...

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In 2012, Health Canada transitioned caffeinated energy drinks from Natural Health Product to Food and Drug classification and regulations, implementing temporary guidelines with requirements such as caffeine content limits, mandatory cautionary labelling, and restrictions on health claims. "Energy shots" often contain as much or more caffeine compared to energy drinks and have been associated w...