Nutritional and Physiological Functions of Amino Acids in Pigs

Part I. Anatomical Characteristics of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Digestive Glands of Pigs During Development

1. Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Pigs
Kang Yao, Zhihong Sun, Zikui Liu, Zhefeng Li, Yulong Yin

2. Development of Digestive Glands in Pigs
Zhiru Tang, Zheng Ruan, Yulong Yin

3. Development and Renewal of Intestinal Villi in Pigs
Huansheng Yang, Xia Xiong, Yulong Yin

Part II. Terminal Digestion, Amino Acid Absorption/Metabolism, and Microbiota in the Pig Intestine During Development

4. Terminal Digestion of Polypeptides and Amino Acid Absorption by the Pig Intestine Epithelial Cells During Development
François Blachier, Yulong Yin, Guoyao Wu, Mireille Andriamihaja

5. Developmental Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pig Small and Large Intestine Epithelial Cells
François Blachier, Guoyao Wu, Yulong Yin, Yongqing Hou, Mireille Andriamihaja

6. Development of Micro-ecological System in Small and Large Intestine of Piglets
Shengping Wang, Gang Liu, Lichuang Cai, Jiannan Ding, Yulong Yin

Part III. Physiological Functions of Amino Acids in Pigs

7. Structure, Metabolism and Functions of Amino Acids: An Overview
Wenkai Ren, Yinghui Li, Yulong Yin, François Blachier

8. Synthesis and Degradation of Proteins in Pigs
Fugui Yin, Yulong Yin, Yongqing Hou

9. Factors That Affect Amino Acid Metabolism in Pigs
Qinghua He, Yulong Yin, Yongqing Hou, Guixin Qin, Hui Sun, Jianhong Liu, Bo Liu, Zongkun Zheng

10. Amino Acids and Hormone Secretion in Pigs
Bie Tan, Yulong Yin, Yizhen Wang, De Wu, Yingcai Lin, Xuemei Ding, Yuyun Mu, Jirong Lv

11. Amino Acids, Gene Expression, and Cell Signaling in the Pig Intestine
Qiwen Fan, Xianghua Yan, Yulong Yin, Zhen Liu

12. Amino Acids and Immune Functions
Bie Tan, Mingyong Xie, Yulong Yin

13. The Pig Model for Studying Amino Acid-Related Human Diseases: Amino Acids and Intestinal Diseases in Preterm Infants
Caihong Hu, Yulong Yin, Anshan Shan, Xingguo He, Weifen Li, Jun Fang

14. Amino Acids and Obesity, Diabetes, and Dyslipidemia in Pigs and Other Mammals
Wu Xin, Li Fengna, Yulong Yin

Part IV. Methodology for Research on Amino Acid

15. Methods of Amino Acid Analysis
Xia Xiong, Yulong Yin, Yiqiang Huang, Yongfei Wang, Qingqi Wen, Yuyun Mu, Xugang Shu, Zhichun Zhan, Ying Zhou, Guixiong Qiu

16. Surgical Techniques Used in Amino Acid Nutrition Research
Yonggang Zhang, Yulong Yin, Bo Deng, Ruilin Huang, Tiejun Li, Xugang Shu, Guixiong Qiu, Martin Nyachoti

17. Determination of Protein Digestibility in the Growing Pig
Paul J. Moughan, Warren Miner-Williams

18. Measurement of Synthesis and Degradation of Proteins
Dingfu Xiao, Fugui Yin, Yulong Yin, Yangxiao Jiang, Jun Fang, Tiejun Li, Ruilin Huang, Martin Nyachoti

19. Methods for Measuring Amino Acids of Endogenous Origin in Intestines
Yulong Yin, Zhang Yuzhe, Feng Zemeng, Ziwei Xu, Jie Feng, Bo Deng, Zhou Chuanshe, Ruin Huang

Keywords: Life Sciences, Animal Physiology, Veterinary Medicine, Food Science