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Age influences on amino acid intestinal transport
1Departament de Ciencies Fisiologiques Humanes i de la Nutrició, Facultat de Farmàcia, Barcelona, Spain.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Comparative Physiology
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
1. Intestinal absorption of amino acids show a decrease with aging in different animal species such as avians, rodents and ruminants. 2. The different intestinal segments show different absorptive capacities, the jejunum being the most absorbent. 3. Chickens show the biggest capacity for amino acid absorption close to hatching. 4. In rodents the third week seems to be the period of increased transport capacity.