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Heat stress reduces intestinal barrier integrity and favors intestinal glucose transport in growing...

Heat stress reduces intestinal barrier integrity and favors intestinal glucose transport in growing...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1430168672

Heat stress reduces intestinal barrier integrity and favors intestinal glucose transport in growing pigs

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Heat stress reduces intestinal barrier integrity and favors intestinal glucose transport in growing pigs

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2013-08, Vol.8 (8), p.e70215

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Excessive heat exposure reduces intestinal integrity and post-absorptive energetics that can inhibit wellbeing and be fatal. Therefore, our objectives were to examine how acute heat stress (HS) alters intestinal integrity and metabolism in growing pigs. Animals were exposed to either thermal neutral (TN, 21°C; 35-50% humidity; n=8) or HS conditions...

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Heat stress reduces intestinal barrier integrity and favors intestinal glucose transport in growing pigs

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1430168672

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1430168672

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0070215

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