Development of a novel definitive scoring system for an enteral feed-only model of necrotizing enterocolitis in piglets

• Main Authors: Mecklin V. Ragan (Author), Samantha J. Wala (Author), Nitin Sajankila (Author), Audrey F. Duff (Author), Yijie Wang (Author), Samuel G. Volpe (Author), Ameer Al-Hadidi (Author), Zachary Dumbauld (Author), Nanditha Purayil (Author), Joseph Wickham (Author), Miriam R. Conces (Author), Belgacem Mihi (Author), Steven D. Goodman (Author), Michael T. Bailey (Author), Gail E. Besner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a complex inflammatory disorder of the human intestine that most often occurs in premature newborns. Animal models of NEC typically use mice or rats; however, pigs have emerged as a viable alternative given their similar size, intestinal development, an...