Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effects of adding levels emulsifier based on soy lecithin and enzymatic complex (xylanase, β-glucanase, galactosidase, protease, amylase, β-mannanase) basal diet during raising free-range broiler chickens. The experimental design was completely randomized, with five treatments six replications. Treatments were: T1: control diet, without emulsifier; T2: ...

This study aimed to assess the morphometry of enterocytes as well goblet cell-to-enterocyte ratio in different intestinal segments dogs with chronic enteropathies (CE). Histopathological samples from 97 were included (19 healthy juveniles, 21 adults, 24 protein-losing enteropathy (PLE), and 33 CE without PLE). Healthy adult small showed progressively reduced epithelial cell height aboral direct...

Infants with intrauterine growth retardation are prone to intestinal disorders. The morphological and molecular mechanisms that lead to these complications are not completely understood and suitable experimental models are necessary. The aim of this study was to characterize mesenteric artery (MA) reactivity, small intestine morphometry and intestinal expression of vascular endothelial growth f...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Major surgeries as well as other types of injury have been shown to affect the gut function. Enteral diets influence intestinal mucosal morphometry to different extents depending on their composition. Little is known about the effects of these defined-formula diets in patients with surgical stress but no malnutrition. This experimental study was undertaken to compare the ...