Saliva appears as a defence mechanism, against potential negative effects of tannins, in some species of animals which have to deal with these plant secondary metabolites in their regular diets. This study was carried out to investigate changes in parotid saliva protein profiles of sheep Ovis aries)and goats (Capra hircus), induced by condensed tannin ingestion. Five Merino sheep and five Serpentina goats were ...
As feeding strategies are typical traits reflecting the adaptation of species, studies on the ingestive physiology of the different trophic groups could increase the knowledge on the complex dynamic processes of grazing ecosystems. This article points out the potential of salivary protein profiles for non-invasively and dynamically accessing mammal feeding behaviour. The oral cavity is the part of an animal’s i...
Estudaram-se as alterações morfológicas das glândulas salivares, induzidas por taninos, em camundongos. Os animais foram distribuídos em grupos e tratados com três diferentes tipos estruturais de taninos (ácido tânico, chestnut e quebracho – adicionados à ração) ou isoproterenol via intraperitoneal, durante 10 dias. Os ácinos das glândulas parótida e submandibulares aumentaram significativamente de tamanho, sen...
Background Previous studies suggested that dietary tannin ingestion may induce changes in mouse salivary proteins in addition to the primarily studied proline-rich proteins (PRPs). The aim of the present study was to determine the protein expression changes induced by condensed tannin intake on the fraction of mouse whole salivary proteins that are unable to form insoluble tannin-protein complexes. Two-dimensi...
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