Companion animals symposium: Development of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract, the resident microbiota, and the role of diet in early life

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1506-1519

  Buddington, R K ^a   Sangild, P T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Development; Diet; Gastrointestinal; Mammal; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; DIGESTION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; METAGENOME; MODELS, ANIMAL; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 79960697129     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3705     Document Type: Review

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