Effects of prefermented cereals or the end products of fermentation on growth and metabolism of enterocyte-like Caco-2 cells and on intestinal health of restrictedly fed weanling pigs

To unravel the underlying mechanisms that explain the positive effects of prefermented cereals on in vivo gastrointestinal (GI) architecture and function, an in vitro experiment using a human small intestinal epithelial cell model (Caco-2) was performed. A range of dilutions (0% to 10%) of the super...

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Main Authors: E.M.A.M. Bruininx, J.F.J.G. Koninkx, G.P. Binnendijk, T. Zandstra, M.J.W. Heetkamp, C.M.C. van der Peet-Schwering, W.J.J. Gerrits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173110999084X