this study was conducted to determine the effects of feeding different levels of whole cottonseed (0, 5, 10 and 15 % wsc) on dry matter intake (dmi), live weight gain and feed conversion ratio (fcr), carcass efficiency and small intestinal morphology of arabi finishing lambs. thirty-six arabi male lambs (29.8±1.6 kg) were allocated to 4 groups according to a completely randomized design. the di...

Now, chronic psychological stress (CPS) related diseases are increasing. Many CPS patients have gastrointestinal complaints, immune suppression, and immune imbalance. Increasing evidence is indicating that acupuncture (AP) at the Zusanli point (ST36) can alleviate functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID), immune suppression, and immune imbalance. However, few studies have investigated the p...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Amphibian intestinal remodeling, where thyroid hormone (T3) induces some larval epithelial cells to become adult stem cells analogous to the mammalian intestinal ones, serves as a unique model for studying how the adult stem cells are formed. To clarify its molecular mechanisms, we here investigated roles of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the larval-to-adult intestinal remod...

Saponins are naturally occurring amphiphilic molecules and have been associated with many biological activities. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether soya saponins trigger the onset of soyabean-induced enteritis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), and to examine if dietary soya saponins increase the epithelial permeability of the distal intestine in Atlantic salmon. Seven ex...

The synthetic disaccharide lactulose is known to improve the intestinal microflora by stimulating the growth of selected probiotic bacteria in the gut. In our experiment the effects of lactulose in combination with the probiotic bacteria Enterococcus faecium on growth performance and morphology of the bovine intestine were examined. Calves aged 39 ± 2 days were randomised to three feeding group...

to compare the effects of two herbal extracts, antibiotic, probiotic, and ethanol extract of propolis on performance, relative weight of internal organs, carcass characteristics and morphology of the small intestine of broilers challenged with salmonella enteritidis a trial was performed based on completely randomized design. four hundred and twenty day old male broiler chicks including 7 treat...

Changes in the morphology of the small intestinal mucosa and enterocyte dynamics were examined in posthatch chicks through 12 d. At hatch, enterocytes were round and nonpolar; however, within 24 h posthatch, enterocytes lengthened and exhibited more typical morphology. Crypts were rudimentary at hatch and by 48 h invagination was completed and crypt numbers increased by branching and fission, w...

Smooth and skeletal muscle changes were compared from overwintering white-tailed prairie dogs, spontaneous hibernators that undergo regular, low-temperature torpor bouts, and black-tailed prairie dogs, facultative hibernators that use sporadic, moderate-temperature torpor bouts. The objectives were to assess the abilities of these two species with dramatically different torpor patterns (1) to c...

BACKGROUND Questions regarding functional markers characterizing injured intestines remain unanswered. Brush border disaccharidases are crucial for the functioning of the intestines. AIMS The study was designed to assess changes in disaccharidase activity (DA) following intestinal injury and to compare them with morphological changes. METHODS Wistar rats, randomly divided into six experimen...

introduction glutamine (gln), a semi-essential or conditionally essential amino acid, is an abundant amino acid in plasma and skeletal muscle. it is the main energy substrate for cells that undergo intense replication, such as enterocytes, lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and kidney cells and plays an important role in their function and homeostasis. apart from providing nitrogen for prote...