The Effect of Dietary Quercetin on the Glutathione Redox System and Small Intestinal Functionality of Weaned Piglets

• Main Authors: Jeroen Degroote (Author), Hans Vergauwen (Author), Noémie Van Noten (Author), Wei Wang (Author), Stefaan De Smet (Author), Chris Van Ginneken (Author), Joris Michiels (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Quercetin has been shown to alleviate mucosal damage and modulate the glutathione (GSH) redox system in the colon of rodents. In the current study, we assessed whether quercetin was able to mitigate small intestinal dysfunction in weaned pigs. Here, 224 weaned piglets were fed a diet containing quer...