Dietary cystine restriction increases the proliferative capacity of the small intestine of mice.

Dietary cystine restriction increases the proliferative capacity of the small intestine of mice.

Currently, over 88 million people are estimated to have adopted a vegan or vegetarian diet. Cysteine is a semi-essential amino acid, which availability is largely dependent on dietary intake of meat, eggs and whole grains. Vegan/vegetarian diets are therefore inherently low in cysteine. Sufficient u...

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Main Authors: Judith C W de Jong, Kristel S van Rooijen, Edwin C A Stigter, M Can Gülersönmez, Marcel R de Zoete, Janetta Top, Matthijs J D Baars, Yvonne Vercoulen, Folkert Kuipers, Saskia W C van Mil, Noortje Ijssennagger
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290493&type=printable

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