Influence of weaning on swine adipose tissue lipolysis.

Weaning of swine f rom a milk diet to a grain diet ( lower fat and protein) yielded a decrease in the epinephrine-s t imulated maximal l ipolyt ic rate as well as the sensitivity to epinephr ine in adipose tissue slices. The dietary inf luence was no t solely the caloric or fat con ten t of the diet since a similar lard-fort if ied diet with caloric and fat con ten t similar to the milk yie lded maximal l ipolyt ic rates and epinephr ine sensitivities that were in termedia te be tween the milk diet and the grain diet. (