Overview
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)
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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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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nutritional and Physiological Functions of Amino Acids in Pigs
Editors: Francois Blachier, Guoyao Wu, Yulong Yin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1328-8
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1327-1Published: 17 April 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1717-0Published: 22 May 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1328-8Published: 08 April 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 307
Topics: Animal Physiology, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Food Science