Malnutrition induces gut atrophy and increases hepatic fat infiltration: Studies in a pig model of childhood malnutrition

American Journal of Translational Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 543-554

  Lykke, Mikkel ^a   Hother, Anne Louise ^a   Hansen, Christian F ^a   Friis, Henrik ^a   Mølgaard, Christian ^a   Michaelsen, Kim F ^a   Briend, André ^b   Larsen, Torben ^c   Sangi, Per T ^a   Thymann, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Department of International Health University of Tampere   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal model; Gut; Liver; Malnutrition; Pig

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; COMBIZYM; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION; MAIZE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; SWINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84883020653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19438141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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