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Effects of Rumen-Protected Glutamate Supplementation during the Periparturient Period on Digestibility, Inflammation, Metabolic Responses and Performance in Dairy Cows
DownloadSpring 2022
Dairy cows often experience negative energy balance, fat mobilization and inflammation after calving, which increases health problems. Glutamate (Glu) is a primary energy source for the small intestine and a glucogenic amino acid in the liver, and feeding Glu enhances gastrointestinal growth,...
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Spring 2019
Introduction:Cancer-associated cachexia is defined as a multifactorial syndrome characterized by loss of body weight with specific losses of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Cachexia is driven by a variable combination of reduced food intake (FI) and distinct tumor-associated metabolic...
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Fall 2023
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that is associated with immune dysfunction. In human and rodent models, obesity-induced immune dysfunction has been characterized by lower T cell proliferation and interleukin (IL)-2 production. While the mechanisms responsible for the observed reduction in T cell...