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    Dietary supplementation with arginine and glutamic acid alters the expression of amino acid transporters in skeletal muscle of growing pigs

    Sixty Duroc × Large White × Landrace pigs with an average initial body weight (BW) of 77.1 ± 1.3 kg were selected to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with arginine (Arg) and/or glutamic acid ...

    C. J. Hu, F. N. Li, Y. H. Duan, T. Zhang, H. W. Li, Y. L. Yin, G. Y. Wu in Amino Acids (2019)

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    Short-term supplementation of isocaloric meals with l-tryptophan affects pig growth

    l-Tryptophan (Trp) and some of its metabolites regulate the circadian rhythm in mammals. We aimed to investigate the effects of short-term supplementation of Trp in isocaloric meals on gr...

    H. N. Liu, C.-A. A. Hu, M. M. Bai, Gang Liu, M. C. B. Tossou, K. Xu in Amino Acids (2017)

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    Effects of dietary l-arginine or N-carbamylglutamate supplementation during late gestation of sows on the miR-15b/16, miR-221/222, VEGFA and eNOS expression in umbilical vein

    Placental vascular formation and blood flow are crucial for fetal survival, growth and development, and arginine regulates vascular development and function. This study determined the effects of dietary argini...

    X. D. Liu, X. Wu, Y. L. Yin, Y. Q. Liu, M. M. Geng, H. S. Yang in Amino Acids (2012)

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    Dietary supplementation with Chinese herbal powder enhances ileal digestibilities and serum concentrations of amino acids in young pigs

    This study was designed to determine the effect of ultra-fine Chinese herbal powder as a dietary additive on serum concentrations and apparent ileal digestibilities (AID) of amino acids (AA) in young pigs. In ...

    X. F. Kong, Y. L. Yin, Q. H. He, F. G. Yin, H. J. Liu, T. J. Li, R. L. Huang in Amino Acids (2009)

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    Dietary l-arginine supplementation alleviates immunosuppression induced by cyclophosphamide in weaned pigs

    A study was conducted to investigate the effects of l-arginine (Arg) on performance and immune function in cyclophosphamide (CY) immunosuppressed weaned pigs. The weaned pigs were allotted randomly into one of th...

    J. Han, Y. L. Liu, W. Fan, J. Chao, Y. Q. Hou, Y. L. Yin, H. L. Zhu in Amino Acids (2009)

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    Dietary supplementation with Astragalus polysaccharide enhances ileal digestibilities and serum concentrations of amino acids in early weaned piglets

    Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) on growth performance, apparent ileal digestibilities (AID) of amino acids (AA), and their se...

    F. G. Yin, Y. L. Liu, Y. L. Yin, X. F. Kong, R. L. Huang, T. J. Li, G. Y. Wu in Amino Acids (2009)