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The importance of legume proteins in cholesterol metabolism has been recognised, but the hindgut contribution is still unclear. The present work was undertaken to address the role of the caecum-colon in cholesterol metabolism in intact and ileo-rectal anastomosed pigs fed with casein or extruded soyabean diets.
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Surgery and ES modulated the steroid profile but the caecum-colon did not seem to play a crucial role in determining cholesterolaemia in pigs.
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This page is a summary of: Effects of ileo-rectal anastomosis on cholesterol metabolism in pigs fed either casein or extruded soya beans, British Journal Of Nutrition, May 2004, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1079/bjn20041102.
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