Effects of dietary protein on gut development, microbial compositions and mucin expressions in mice.
Zuohua LiWenjie TangSaiming GongYunxia LiSiting XiaBin ZhangJie MaPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2021)
Mucin influenced gut development (villus index and goblet cell number) through remodelling gut microbes, as low and high protein levels resulted in contrary expression levels of mucin in jejunum and ileum.