Increasing dietary oat fibre decreases the permeability of intestinal mucus
This study investigates the influence of the dietary fibre β-glucan on nutrient composition and mucus permeability.Pigs were fed a standard diet or a diet containing twice the β-glucan content for 3 days (n = 5 per group), followed by the collection of small intestinal mucus and tissue samples. Samp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616302286 |