Butyric acid is synthesized by piglets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 234-237

  Kien, C Lawrence ^a,b   Chang, J C ^b   Cooper, James R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Butyric acid; Endogenous synthesis; Fermentation; Sus scrofa; Swine

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLON BLOOD FLOW; COLON RESECTION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033969546     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.2.234     Document Type: Article

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