Development and Renewal of Intestinal Villi in Pigs
Development and Renewal of Intestinal Villi in Pigs
复制标题
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-7091-1328-8_3
复制
发表时间:
2013
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Huansheng Yang;X. Xiong;Yulong Yin
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Huansheng Yang;X. Xiong;Yulong Yin
The gastrointestinal mucosa of pig not only acts as an organ for diet digestion and absorption but also plays an important role in fighting against pathogenic bacteria and toxic substances presented in intestinal lumen. The development of gastrointestinal mucosa begins in the early embryo and self-renews during the whole life. Its homeostasis is preserved via regulating the proliferation, growth arrest, differentiation, and apoptosis of epithelial cell. Moreover, the developmental and renewal processes of gastrointestinal mucosa are regulated by various factors, such as genetic, neural, hormonal and dietary influences and disturbed by weaning stress. Pig gastrointestinal mucosa is not a very common experimental model, and therefore, some information discussed in this chapter is obtained from other species.