The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 12 , Pages 820-826 , December 2007

Dietary supplementation with zinc oxide decreases expression of the stem cell factor in the small intestine of weanling pigs

  • Deyuan Ou

      Affiliations

    • National Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, PR China
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  • Defa Li

      Affiliations

    • National Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +1 979 845 1817; fax: +1 979 845 6057.
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  • Yunhe Cao

      Affiliations

    • National Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, PR China
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  • Xilong Li

      Affiliations

    • National Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, PR China
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  • Jingdong Yin

      Affiliations

    • National Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +1 979 845 1817; fax: +1 979 845 6057.
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  • Shiyan Qiao

      Affiliations

    • National Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, PR China
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  • Guoyao Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +1 979 845 1817; fax: +1 979 845 6057.

Received 7 August 2006 ,Revised 2 December 2006 ,Accepted 28 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.12.022

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 12 , Pages 820-826 , December 2007

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