Nutritional and physiological functions of amino acids in pigs /
This book provides developmental data regarding piglets (with a focus on the gastrointestinal tract), data related to amino acid metabolism in pigs, data related to nutritional and physiological functions of amino acids in pigs, nutritional requirements for amino acids in pigs, signaling roles of am...
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Vienna ; New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2013. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1328-8 |
Summary: |
This book provides developmental data regarding piglets (with a focus on the gastrointestinal tract), data related to amino acid metabolism in pigs, data related to nutritional and physiological functions of amino acids in pigs, nutritional requirements for amino acids in pigs, signaling roles of amino acids, methodological aspects in amino acid research and the pig model for studying amino acid-related human diseases. |
Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
ISBN: |
9783709113288 (electronic bk.) 3709113288 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | SF768 |
CLC: | S828 |
Contents: |
Anatomical Characteristics of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Digestive Glands of Pigs During Development -- Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Pigs / Development of Digestive Glands in Pigs / Development and Renewal of Intestinal Villi in Pigs / Terminal Digestion, Amino Acid Absorption/Metabolism, and Microbiota in the Pig Intestine During Development -- Terminal Digestion of Polypeptides and Amino Acid Absorption by the Pig Intestine Epithelial Cells During Development / Developmental Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pig Small and Large Intestine Epithelial Cells / Development of Micro-ecological System in Small and Large Intestine of Piglets / Physiological Functions of Amino Acids in Pigs -- Structure, Metabolism and Functions of Amino Acids: An Overview / Synthesis and Degradation of Proteins in Pigs / Factors That Affect Amino Acid Metabolism in Pigs / Amino Acids and Hormone Secretion in Pigs / Amino Acids, Gene Expression, and Cell Signaling in the Pig Intestine / Amino Acids and Immune Functions / The Pig Model for Studying Amino Acid-Related Human Diseases: Amino Acids and Intestinal Diseases in Preterm Infants / Amino Acids and Obesity, Diabetes, and Dyslipidemia in Pigs and Other Mammals / Methodology for Research on Amino Acid -- Methods of Amino Acid Analysis / Surgical Techniques Used in Amino Acid Nutrition Research / Determination of Protein Digestibility in the Growing Pig / Measurement of Synthesis and Degradation of Proteins / Methods for Measuring Amino Acids of Endogenous Origin in Intestines / |