Link between nutrition, microflora and the host
Published: January 17, 2012
Summary
It is now well recognized that the gastrointestinal tract of the pig is colonized by an abundant and taxonomically diverse microbial community. Because each of the species of organisms in the intestine possess a different "tool box" of metabolic capabilities, the relative proportion of different species of organisms changes in response to a variety of factors including age, diet composition, rear...
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18 de enero de 2012
Is the cell turnover, mucin, proinflammatory cytokine expression are markers of colon inflammation only? Why these ones can’t be markers of other unknown colon activities, in addition to inflammation?
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Francis Simard
Trouw Nutrition
Agr., M. Sc. / Nutrition and Development Director at Trouw Nutrition Canada
United States
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