Threonine utilization is high in the intestine of piglets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 765-770

  Schaart, Maaike W ^a   Schierbeek, Henk ^a   Van Der Schoor, Sophie R D ^a   Stoll, Barbara ^b   Burrin, Douglas G ^b   Reeds, Peter J ^b   Van Goudoever, Johannes B ^a,b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Intestine; Nutrition; Piglets; Threonine

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; THREONINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE;

EID: 16244377135     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.765     Document Type: Article

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