Nutritional stimulation by in-ovo feeding modulates cellular proliferation and differentiation in the small intestinal epithelium of chicks

• Published in: Animal Nutrition Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 91 - 101
• Main Authors: Reicher, Naama, Melkman-Zehavi, Tal, Dayan, Jonathan, Wong, Eric A., Uni, Zehava
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.03.2022; KeAi Publishing; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: animal nutrition; antigens; cell proliferation; Chick; chicks; Differentiation; epithelial cells; fluorescent antibody technique; G-protein coupled receptors; glutamine; in situ hybridization; In-ovo feeding; Intestinal development; intestinal mucosa; leucine; Multipotent cell; Original; peptide transporters; Proliferation; small intestine; stem cells; surface area; transcription factors; villi; In-ovo feeding; Proliferation; Differentiation; Chick; Intestinal development; Multipotent cell; Multipotent cells

Nutritional stimulation of the developing small intestine of chick embryos can be conducted by in-ovo feeding (IOF). We hypothesized that IOF of glutamine and leucine can enhance small intestinal development by promoting proliferation and differentiation of multipotent small intestinal epithelial ce...