Review: The roles and functions of glutamine on intestinal health and performance of weaning pigs
The gut is composed of a single layer of intestinal epithelial cells and plays important roles in the digestion and absorption of nutrients, immune and barrier functions and amino acid metabolism. Weaning stress impairs piglet intestinal epithelium structural and functional integrities, which result...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119001800 |