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SUBMITTER: Chen X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4954683 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Xin X Yang Yange Y Shi Zhaopeng Z Gao Ming-Qing MQ Zhang Yong Y
PloS one 20160720 7
This study was performed to investigate the effects of genetically modified (GM) milk containing human beta-defensin-3 (HBD3) on mice by a 90-day feeding study. The examined parameters included the digestibility of GM milk, general physical examination, gastric emptying function, intestinal permeability, intestinal microflora composition of mice, and the possibility of horizontal gene transfer (HGT). The emphasis was placed on the effects on gastrointestinal (GI) tract due to the fact that GI tr ...[more]