We studied anatomy and histology of different segments of the digestive tract in postnatal growing broiler chickens with regard to their location, shape, size and weight. A group of four chickens, each at day 1 (D1), days 14 (D14) and days 28 (D28), total 12, were killed, their digestive tracts were dissected and described and shape, size and weight of different segments were recorded. Samples ...

INTRODUCTION Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a rare non epithelial tumour. It usually arises from the smooth muscles of the extremities. It is, however, occasionally reported to arise from other regions of the body. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 32 year old man who complained of a progressive abdominal swelling of 4 months duration. There was associated abdominal discomfort and...

The technically easier one-anastomosis (mini) gastric bypass (MGB) is associated with similar metabolic improvements and weight loss as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). However, MGB is controversial and suspected to result in greater malabsorption than RYGB. In this study, we compared macronutrient absorption and intestinal adaptation after MGB or RYGB in rats. Body weight and food intake w...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has become the gold-standard bariatric procedure, partly because of the rapid resolution of accompanying diabetes. There is increasing evidence this is mediated by duodenal exclusion. We hypothesize that duodenal exclusion suppresses intestinal Na(+)/glucose cotransporter SGLT1-mediated glucose transport, improving glucose handling, and aimed to test this in a ro...

An absorption screen was performed in 10 chronic alcoholic patients within a few days of admission due to an acute alcoholic episode. Impaired absorption of d-Xylose was noted in three patients and low leucocyte ascorbic acid and serum folate levels in five. No abnormality was detected in jejunal histology. The absorption of water and electrolytes from the jejunum was studied in these patients ...

Twenty six patients with portal hypertension of different aetiologies were studied for endoscopic evidence of congestive gastroduodenopathy and histological evidence of congestive gastropathy and jejunopathy. Per oral biopsies of jejunum were taken by Watson's capsule. Normal biopsy tissues obtained from the antrum (26), fundus (10), and jejunum (26) were used as controls. Endoscopy showed cong...

The aim of the present work was to evaluate protein value products from two seaweeds Saccharina latissima and Palmaria palmata grown in Norwegian waters characterize possible beneficial or detrimental effects intestine other organs. Mink, a well-established model for comparison nutrient digestibility monogastric animals used. Two each seaweeds, dried whole biomass concentrate, were evaluated. F...

Since the introduction of peroral biopsy of the small intestine (Shiner, 1956; Crosby and Kugler, 1957) there has been growing interest in intestinal enzymes as well as morphology. The disaccharidases have received most attention, but many other enzymes, including alkaline phosphatase, are present in the small intestinal mucosa. There are few reports on human intestinal alkaline phosphatase and...

This experiment examined the effect of dietary spray-dried bovine colostrum on intestinal histology and organ weights in early-weaned pigs. In a randomised complete block design, twelve 14-day-old weaner pigs were offered a diet containing either 5% spray-dried bovine colostrum or no colostrum (control). Diets were formulated to contain 14.8 MJ/kg DE, 1.26% available lysine and to meet or excee...

for this study the jejuni of 50 adult (2-4 years), apparently healthy iranian river buffaloes were collectedfrom the abattoir for gross morphology, histomorphology, and histomorphometry. our statistical analysisrevealed that, there are significant (p