Lactulose as a marker of intestinal barrier function in pigs after weaning

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1347-1357

  Wijtten, P J A ^a,b   Verstijnen, J J ^a   Van Kempen, T A T G ^a,b   Perdok, H B ^a   Gort, G ^c   Verstegen, M W A ^c  

^a Provimi Research Centre De Viersprong   (Netherlands)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial translocation; Horseradish peroxidase; Intestinal barrier function; Lactulose; Pig; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

LACTULOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; URINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LACTULOSE; MALE; PERMEABILITY; SWINE;

EID: 80051835507     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3571     Document Type: Article

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