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Heat stress reduces intestinal barrier integrity and favors intestinal glucose transport in growing pigs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Pearce Sarah C, Mani Venkatesh, Boddicker Rebecca L, Johnson Jay S, Weber Thomas E, Ross Jason W, Rhoads Robert P, Baumgard Lance H, Gabler Nicholas K
Abstract excerpt
Excessive heat exposure reduces intestinal integrity and post-absorptive energetics that can inhibit wellbeing and be fatal. Therefore, our objectives were to examine how acute heat stress (HS) alters intestinal integrity and metabolism in growing pigs. Animals were exposed to either thermal neutral (TN, 21°C; 35-50% humidity; n=8) or HS conditions (35°C; 24-43% humidity; n=8) for 24 h. Compared to TN, rectal...
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