Diet and age affect intestinal morphology and large bowel fermentative end-product concentrations in senior and young adult dogs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1940-1945

  Kuzmuk, Kristy N ^a   Swanson, Kelly S ^a   Tappenden, Kelly A ^a   Schook, Lawrence B ^a   Fahey Jr , George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Dietary fiber; Fermentative end products; Intestinal morphology

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BRANCHED CHAIN FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATIVE END PRODUCT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DOG; DUODENUM; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; ILEUM; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS; JEJUNUM; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 23244461828     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.8.1940     Document Type: Conference Paper

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