Citrulline and intestinal fatty acid-binding protein: Longitudinal markers of postweaning small intestinal function in pigs?

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3440-3449

  Berkeveld, M ^a   Langendijk, P ^b,d   Verheijden, J H M ^a   Taverne, M A M ^a   Van Nes, A ^a   Van Haard, P ^c   Koets, A P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological marker; Citrulline; Intestinal fatty acid binding protein; Pig; Sugar absorption; Weaning

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CITRULLINE; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; MANNITOL; XYLOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; METABOLISM; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CITRULLINE; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MANNITOL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; XYLOSE;

EID: 58749087738     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1167     Document Type: Article

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