Functional metabolic capacity of pig colonocytes is differentially modulated by fermentable fibre and poorly digestible protein

The intestine is a highly metabolic organ that relies on energy production within the intestinal cells to sustain its functions. In the colon, intestinal cell metabolic function could be affected positively and negatively by microbiota-derived metabolites. Protein fermentation metabolites are known...

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Main Authors: A.F. Bekebrede, L. Noorman, J. Keijer, V.C.J. de Boer, W.J.J. Gerrits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731122001823