Weaning stress and gastrointestinal barrier development: Implications for lifelong gut health in pigs
The gastrointestinal (GI) barrier serves a critical role in survival and overall health of animals and humans. Several layers of barrier defense mechanisms are provided by the epithelial, immune and enteric nervous systems. Together they act in concert to control normal gut functions (e.g., digestio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-12-01
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Series: | Animal Nutrition |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654516302402 |