Summer and winter changes in the pancreatic endocrine cells, hormones and carbohydrate metabolism of the soft-shelled turtleLissemys punctata punctataBonnoterre (Reptilia, Chelonia)

Effects of dietary starch levels on the growth, plasma metabolites and expression of genes involved in glucose transport and metabolism inPelodiscus sinensisjuveniles

“…To date, studies of carbohydrate metabolic regulation mechanisms in reptile are scarce. The previous research mainly focused on the effects of starvation, seasonal or temperature changes on plasma glucose levels, the glycogen content or glucose metabolism enzyme activities (Penney & Papademas, 1975;Sarkar & Maiti, 2011;Zhang, Niu, Chen, & Storey, 2018). Therefore, it was of high importance to investigate the ability and mechanism of carbohydrate utilization in turtle to formulate more cost-effective feed, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of different dietary starch levels on growth performance, feed utilization, plasma metabolites, and hepatic glucose transport and metabolism-related gene expression in Pelodiscus sinensis.…”