The Effect of Butyrate-Supplemented Parenteral Nutrition on Intestinal Defence Mechanisms and the Parenteral Nutrition-Induced Shift in the Gut Microbiota in the Rat Model

<div><i>Histology of the intestinal mucosa.</i> Mucosal thickness was assessed in the small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine (colon). Sections of intestinal tissues were stained with H&amp;E (magnification x100).</div>

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Figure 1: The Effect of Butyrate-Supplemented Parenteral Nutrition on Intestinal Defence Mechanisms and the Parenteral Nutrition-Induced Shift in the Gut Microbiota in the Rat Model 

Figure 1 | The Effect of Butyrate-Supplemented Parenteral Nutrition on Intestinal Defence Mechanisms and the Parenteral Nutrition-Induced Shift in the Gut Microbiota in the Rat Model 