Morgan

1.14.16

http://www.pnas.org/content/110/51/20645.full "The Burmese python genome reveals the molecular basis for extreme adaptation in snakes"

-7024 genes differentially transcribed in liver between fasting & 1 day post feeding

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18597096 "Specific dynamic action: a review of the postprandial metabolic response"

-liver is the primary site of "amino acid catabolism and urea production"

-"considered a significant source of the SDA response"