Therapeutic effects of glutamic acid in piglets challenged with deoxynivalenol.

The mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON), one of the most common food contaminants, primarily targets the gastrointestinal tract to affect animal and human health. This study was conducted to examine the protective function of glutamic acid on intestinal injury and oxidative stress caused by DON in piglet...

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Main Authors: Miaomiao Wu, Hao Xiao, Wenkai Ren, Jie Yin, Bie Tan, Gang Liu, Lili Li, Charles Martin Nyachoti, Xia Xiong, Guoyao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4077692?pdf=render