Age-related changes of glycogen metabolism in human fetal heart.
Indian J Biochem Biophys
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1989 Apr; 26(2): 123-5
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in English
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| ID: sea-27354
ABSTRACT
The changes in the activities of three important glycogen metabolising enzymes, viz. glycogen synthetase, glycogen phosphorylase and alpha-D-glucosidase, along with glycogen content have been measured in adult human heart and human fetal heart collected at 13-36 weeks of gestation. At an early period, particularly 13-16 weeks of gestational age, the activity of glycogen synthetase and glycogen content were found to be maximum. However the activity of glycogen phosphorylase remained constant throughout the gestation and that of alpha-D-glucosidase showed a peak at 25-28 weeks of gestation, thereby indicating that fetal heart tissue has the capacity to utilise glycogen for energy.
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Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Aging
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Pregnancy
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Gestational Age
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Adult
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Fetus
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Glycogen
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Myocardium
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Biochem Biophys
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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