Code
01N04418
Duration
01 January 2018 → 31 December 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Geology not elsewhere classified
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution not elsewhere classified
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production not elsewhere classified
- Veterinary medicine not elsewhere classified
Keywords
pig
stomach
gut health
Project description
Aberrant stomach motility and secretion contributes significantly to post-weaning diarrhoea in weaned piglets. The aim is to ameliorate gastric function by targeting two transient receptor potential channels, i.e. TRPA1 and TRPV1. Their expression and function in the epithelium of the foregut of
the pig will be documented and phytochemicals will be screened for modulatory potential using an ex vivo model.