%0 Journal Article %T Aminotransferases activity in the hemolymph of Bradybaena similaris (Gastropoda, Xanthonychidae) under starvation %A Pinheiro Jairo %A Gomes Edna Maria %A Chagas Generoso Manoel %J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz %D 2001 %I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨²de %X Aminotransferases (GOT and GPT) activities in the hemolymph of Bradybaena similaris under experimental condition of starvation were studied. At the 10th day of starvation, GOT activity was 416.6% higher than that observed in the fed snails, being reduced and ranging values near to that shown by the control group onwards. GPT activity only varied significantly at the day-30 of starvation. The results were discussed. %K Bradybaena similaris %K snail %K starvation %K aminotransferases %K L-aspartate:2oxoglutarate aminotransferase %K L-alanine:2oxoglutarate aminotransferase %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000800022