Development and Renewal of Intestinal Villi in Pigs
Fig. 3.1 SEM micrograph of duodenal mucosa on day 0 (at birth), day 3, day 7, day 21, and day 38 after birth in neonatal piglets (original images from J…
Methods of Amino Acid Analysis
Derivative reagent Detection Sensitivity Reproducibility Stable derivative Removal of redundant reagent by drying Removal of redundant reagent by solvent extraction Interfering side-products Secondary amino acids detected OPA Fluor fmol Good…
Developmental Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pig Small and Large Intestine Epithelial Cells
Fig. 5.1 Schematic view of the metabolism of l-glutamate (l-GLU) in small intestine absorptive epithelial cells. This schema is related to the involvement of l-glutamate in the production of other…
The Pig Model for Studying Amino Acid-Related Human Diseases: Amino Acids and Intestinal Diseases in Preterm Infants
Alegria A, Barbera R, Farre R, Lagarda MJ, Lopez JC (1999) Amino acid contents of infant formulas. J Food Compos Anal 12:137–146 Amin HJ, Zamora SA, McMillan DD, Fick GH,…
Amino Acids and Immune Functions
Bauchart-Thevret C, Stoll B, Chacko S, Burrin DG (2009) Sulfur amino acid deficiency upregulates intestinal methionine cycle activity and suppresses epithelial growth in neonatal pigs. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab…
Amino Acids and Hormone Secretion in Pigs
Bajoria R, Sooranna SR, Ward S, Hancock M (2002) Placenta as a link between amino acids, insulin-IGF axis, and low birth weight: evidence from twin studies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab…
Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Pigs
Antonowicz I, Lebenthal E (1977) Developmental pattern of small intestinal enterokinase and disaccharidase activities in the human fetus. Gastroenterology 72(6):1299–1303PubMed Arndorfer RC, Stef JJ, Dodds WJ et al (1997) Improved…
Terminal Digestion of Polypeptides and Amino Acid Absorption by the Pig Intestine Epithelial Cells During Development
Fig. 4.1 Schematic view of the absorption of amino acids (l-glutamate being taken as an example) from the lumen of the small intestine to the portal bloodstream. l-glutamate can be…
Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging and Ex Vivo Quantitative Neuropathology by High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Fig. 1. HRMAS spectra from normal mouse brain (C57/BL6) acquired at 37°C and 9.4 T (pulse-and-acquire sequence) with 6,000 Hz spinning rate, in 17 min. (a) Mouse euthanised with focused microwave (FMW) irradiation…
Mechanisms of Glioblastoma Invasion
and Donna L. Senger1 (1) Hughes Childhood Cancer Research Program, Department of Oncology, Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Abstract Glioblastomas are one of the deadliest…
