Effects of animal or plant protein diets on cecal fermentation in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), rats (Rattus norvegicus) and chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-146

  Tsukahara, Takamitsu ^a,b   Ushida, Kazunari ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyodoken Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal and plant protein diet; Cecal fermentation; Herbivores; Methane excretion in chick; Omnivores

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; METHANE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; RAT;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033754283     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00244-0     Document Type: Article

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