The effect of tannins on mediterranean ruminant ingestive behavior: The role of the oral cavity

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2766-2784

  Lamy, Elsa ^a,b   Rawel, Harshadrai ^c   Schweigert, Florian J ^c   Silva, Fernando Capela E ^a   Ferreira, Ana ^a   Costa, Ana Rodrigues ^a   Antunes, Célia ^a,d   Almeida, André Martinho ^e,f   Coelho, Ana Varela ^a,f   Sales Baptista, Elvira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Polyphenols; Ruminants; Salivary proteins; Tannin protein interaction

Indexed keywords

TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; BOVIDS; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; RUMINANTS; TANNINS;

EID: 79955532614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16042766     Document Type: Review

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