Use of scanning electron microscopy for the evaluation of intestinal epithelium integrity Uso de microscopia eletrônica de varredura para avaliação de integridade do epitélio intestinal

This work reports the use of scanning electron microscopy to evaluate intestinal epithelium loss in broilers. Intestinal mucosa of male and female chicks submitted to prolonged period post-hatching of water and feed deprivation was evaluated. Two segments of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum were take...

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Main Authors: Marcio Heber Gomide Junior, Elton Vinícius Sterzo, Marcos Macari, Isabel Cristina Boleli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2004-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982004000600017