Differences in the development of the small intestine between gnotobiotic and conventionally bred piglets

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 46-51

  Herich, Robert ^a   Levkut, Mikuláš ^a   Bomba, Alojz ^a   Gancarčíková, Soňa ^a   Nemcová, Radomíra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Gnotobiotic piglet; Immunohistochemistry; Intestinal morphology; T lymphocyte; Villus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MICROVILLUS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; GERM-FREE LIFE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MICROVILLI; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1642465001     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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