Implications of butyrate and its derivatives for gut health and animal production
Butyrate is produced by microbial fermentation in the large intestine of humans and animals. It serves as not only a primary nutrient that provides energy to colonocytes, but also a cellular mediator regulating multiple functions of gut cells and beyond, including gene expression, cell differentiati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Animal Nutrition |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654517301397 |