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Nitrogen metabolism in gastrointestinal tissue of the pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

J. Van Der Meulen  and
A. J. M. Jansman
J. Van Der Meulen
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health, Department of Nutrition of Pigs and Poultry (ID-DLO), PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands
A. J. M. Jansman
Affiliation:
TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Department of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (ILOB), PO Box 15, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Symposium on ‘Regulation of nitrogen retention in farm animals’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , July 1997 , pp. 535 - 545
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1997

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