Amino acid absorption in the large intestine of humans and porcine models

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1493-1498

  van der Wielen, Nikkie ^a   Moughan, Paul J ^b   Mensink, Marco ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Absorption; Amino acid; Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score; Digestion; Large intestine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NITROGEN; NONPROTEIN NITROGEN; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

COLON ABSORPTION; COLON CELL; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LARGE INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PORCINE MODEL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; ANIMAL; DIGESTION; ILEUM; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS; PIG; STANDARDS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, LARGE; NITROGEN; PEPTIDES; SWINE;

EID: 85026635163     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.117.248187     Document Type: Review

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