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Nutritional and Physiological Functions of Amino Acids in Pigs

Editors:

  1. Francois Blachier

    1. for Agronomic Research, National Institute, Paris, French S.Territ

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  2. Guoyao Wu

    1. College Station, USA

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  3. Yulong Yin

    1. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Hunan, China, People's Republic

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  • Only book presenting an overview of amino acid metabolism and effects in pigs

  • Provides the double perspective of pig as an animal with important agronomical interest

  • Discusses the animal model pig for extrapolation to human physiology

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Anatomical Characteristics of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Digestive Glands of Pigs During Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Pigs

      • Kang Yao, Zhihong Sun, Zikui Liu, Zhefeng Li, Yulong Yin
      Pages 3-18

    3. Development of Digestive Glands in Pigs

      • Zhiru Tang, Zheng Ruan, Yulong Yin
      Pages 19-28

    4. Development and Renewal of Intestinal Villi in Pigs

      • Huansheng Yang, Xia Xiong, Yulong Yin
      Pages 29-47

  3. Terminal Digestion, Amino Acid Absorption/Metabolism, and Microbiota in the Pig Intestine During Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Terminal Digestion of Polypeptides and Amino Acid Absorption by the Pig Intestine Epithelial Cells During Development

      • François Blachier, Yulong Yin, Guoyao Wu, Mireille Andriamihaja
      Pages 51-57

    3. Developmental Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pig Small and Large Intestine Epithelial Cells

      • François Blachier, Guoyao Wu, Yulong Yin, Yongqing Hou, Mireille Andriamihaja
      Pages 59-74

    4. Development of Micro-ecological System in Small and Large Intestine of Piglets

      • Shengping Wang, Gang Liu, Lichuang Cai, Jiannan Ding, Yulong Yin
      Pages 75-87

  4. Physiological Functions of Amino Acids in Pigs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Structure, Metabolism and Functions of Amino Acids: An Overview

      • Wenkai Ren, Yinghui Li, Yulong Yin, François Blachier
      Pages 91-108

    3. Synthesis and Degradation of Proteins in Pigs

      • Fugui Yin, Yulong Yin, Yongqing Hou
      Pages 109-122

    4. Factors That Affect Amino Acid Metabolism in Pigs

      • Qinghua He, Yulong Yin, Yongqing Hou, Guixin Qin, Hui Sun, Jianhong Liu et al.
      Pages 123-140

    5. Amino Acids and Hormone Secretion in Pigs

      • Bie Tan, Yulong Yin, Yizhen Wang, De Wu, Yingcai Lin, Xuemei Ding et al.
      Pages 141-150

    6. Amino Acids, Gene Expression, and Cell Signaling in the Pig Intestine

      • Qiwen Fan, Xianghua Yan, Yulong Yin, Zhen Liu
      Pages 151-174

    7. Amino Acids and Immune Functions

      • Bie Tan, Mingyong Xie, Yulong Yin
      Pages 175-185

    8. The Pig Model for Studying Amino Acid-Related Human Diseases: Amino Acids and Intestinal Diseases in Preterm Infants

      • Caihong Hu, Yulong Yin, Anshan Shan, Xingguo He, Weifen Li, Jun Fang
      Pages 187-202

  5. Methodology for Research on Amino Acid

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. Methods of Amino Acid Analysis

      • Xia Xiong, Yulong Yin, Yiqiang Huang, Yongfei Wang, Qingqi Wen, Yuyun Mu et al.
      Pages 217-229
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About this book

This book provides developmental data regarding piglets (with a focus on the gastrointestinal tract), data related to amino acid metabolism in pigs, data related to nutritional and physiological functions of amino acids in pigs, nutritional requirements for amino acids in pigs, signaling roles of amino acids, methodological aspects in amino acid research and the pig model for studying amino acid-related human diseases.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • for Agronomic Research, National Institute, Paris, French S.Territ

    Francois Blachier

  • College Station, USA

    Guoyao Wu

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Hunan, China, People's Republic

    Yulong Yin

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