Effects of orally administering the antimicrobial peptide buforin II on small intestinal mucosal membrane integrity, the expression of tight junction proteins and protective factors in weaned piglets challenged by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Keywords: Antimicrobial peptide; Buforin II; Intestinal mucosal membrane integrity; Protective factors; Tight junction proteins; Weaned piglets; AGPs; antimicrobial growth promoters; ETEC; enterotoxigenic E. coli; HGF; hepatocyte growth factor; Reg; regeneration pr