The bacterial flora of the intestine of an infant that is being fed human milk is characterized by the predominance of a lactobacillus whose distinctive morphology of rods, clubs, and bifid forms has given it the name of Lactobacitlus biJidus (l-3). The possible importance of this intestinal organism to the health of the infant makes its study one of practical significance. Since its discovery ...

We investigated the effects of a ground, pelleted diet versus natural forage on the gross morphology of the gastrointestinal tract of a mediumsized (5 7 kg body mass) macropodid marsupial, the tammar wallaby ( Macropus eugenii). The empty wet mass ( g) of the small intestine of tammar wallabies maintained on a pelleted diet for 6 weeks was 22% greater than that of animals maintained on natural ...

pycnocycla spinosa decne. ex boiss. var. spinosa (fam. umbelliferae) is an essential oil-containing wild plant growing in central part of iran. hydroalcoholic extract of pycnocycla spinosa has antispasmodic and antidiarrheal activity. the aim of this study was to further investigate antidiarrheal and small intestinal transit effect of p. spinosa extract for a comparison with loperamide and dicy...

Abstract The species of Pugilina cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) and P. erecta (Vermeij & Raben, 2009) has been studied in the present study. female can be differentiated from male by absence cephalic penis a complicated genital aparatus visible through mantle skirt both sexes. In other aspects external features are quite to males. digestive system was similar with few differences structure bet...

This study was designed to investigate the effects of Sangrovit on performance, small intestinal morphology, and immune response of 300 commercial hybrid broilers, Ross 308. The study was conducted in the Agricultural Research Station of Islamic Azad University, Varamin, in the spring 2010 for 42 days. The broilers were kept in a completely randomized design with 3 treatments, 4 replicates, 12 ...

Autistic disorder is a pervasive developmental disorder manifested in the first 3 years of life by dysfunction in social interaction and communication. Many efforts have been made to explore the biologic basis of this disorder, but the etiology remains unknown. Recent publications describing upper gastrointestinal abnormalities and ileocolitis have focused attention on gastrointestinal function...

This study describes the morphology of the digestive apparatus and the size and organic content of the ingested food of five species of benthic-feeding fishes (Prochilodus lineatus, Steindachnerina insculpta, Loricariichthys platymetopon, Trachydoras paraguayensis e Iheringichthys labrosus). The samples were taken in the floodplain of the up Paraná River in February and August 1991. The results...

The interrelationships between 22 parameters relating to small intestinal morphology and enterocyte cell kinetics were investigated. It was found that all significant correlations could be related to changes in intestinal diameter. The area of accessory and mucosal coats in cross section was computed and a constancy of relative composition, independent of experimental perturbation, was noted. I...

A quantitative assay based on high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of bile salts and bacterial protein determination was established for investigating bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity in bacteria isolated from the small intestine of chickens. Bacteria were isolated using various media and were subsequently grouped according to cell morphology, fermentation profile, and 16S ribosoma...