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2575121

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Chickens have two well-developed ceca, with an epithelium that is histologically and functionally heterogeneous. The proximal region, close to the ileorectal junction, has well-developed villi and microvilli and is able to transport sugars and amino acids against a concentration gradient, by mechanisms virtually identical to those described for the small intestine. The medial-distal region does not have true villi but has mounds and ridges, and it cannot transport either sugars or amino acids in the adult bird. In newborn chicks, the whole cecum can accumulate and transport sugars, but this property is soon restricted to the proximal region. The medial cecum, however, retains some transport capacity until the 8th week after the hatch. Ceca are thus well suited for sugar and amino acid absorption. Their contribution to the overall nutrient absorption is, however, limited, because the absorbing epithelium is exposed to the intestinal contents only during the filling and emptying of the cecal segments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1059-8324
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Sugar and amino acid transport properties of the chicken ceca.
pubmed:affiliation
Departament de Ciències Fisològiques, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't