Early weaning increases intestinal permeability, alters expression of cytokine and tight junction proteins, and activates mitogen-activated protein kinases in pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1094-1101

  Hu, C H ^a   Xiao, K ^a   Luan, Z S ^a   Song, J ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytokine expression; Intestinal barrier; Mitogen activated protein kinases; Tight junction proteins; Weaning pig

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; TIME; WEANING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; INTESTINES; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; PHOSPHORYLATION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUS SCROFA; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 84882645820     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5796     Document Type: Article

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