Betaine aids in the osmoregulation of duodenal epithelium of broiler chicks, and affects the movement of water across the small intestinal epithelium in vitro

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 595-603

  Kettunen, H ^a   Peuranen, S ^a   Tiihonen, K ^a  

^a Danisco Finland Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betaine; Broiler chick; Duodenum; Epithelium; Jejunum; Osmoregulation; Radio label; Water flux

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARBON 14; DRINKING WATER; INULIN; OSMOTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRITIUM; TRITIUM OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HYPEROSMOLARITY; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; JEJUNUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; TISSUE SLICE; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW;

TRITIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034967871     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(01)00298-7     Document Type: Article

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