Phosphate-activated glutaminase activity is enhanced in brain, intestine and kidneys of rats following portacaval anastomosis

Figure 1 Representative immunoblotting from duodenum (A) and kidneys (B). Glutaminase content in enterocytes from rats with portacaval shunt (PCA) and 6 control rats (sham) homogenised and subjected to immunoblotting, 10 µg of protein applied in each lane.

Figure 2 PAG activity (kat/g of protein) in duodenum, kidneys and brain of PCA and control rats (sham).

Figure 3 Glutaminase content in cerebral cortex and basal ganglia. Cerebral cortex basal ganglia or cerebellum from 7 rats with portacaval shunt (P) and 6 control rats (C) was homogenised and subjected to immunoblotting, 10 µg of protein was applied in each lane. The codes under the bands of representative blots indicate the different rats with portacaval shunt (P) or control rats (C).