Development of gut and gut-associated lymphoid tissues in piglets: Role of maternal environment

The Gestating and Lactating Sow

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 335-355

  Le Huerou Luron I ^a   Ferret Bernard, S ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Digestive development; Epithelial barrier; Intestinal physiology; Microbiota; Mucosal immune system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977449998     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-803-2_15     Document Type: Chapter

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