The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of graded levels of isomaltooligosaccharides (IMO) on the performance, immune function and intestinal microflora and intestinal mucosal morphology of weaned pigs. In a 28-day experiment, one hundred eighty, twenty eight-day-old, crossbred (Duroc×Large White×Landrace), weaned pigs, with an initial body weight of 8.19±1.45 kg, were fed ei...

background: the basal medium that supports isolated mouse oviduct (imo) is important for supporting embryo development and quality. methods: the culture of ovine ivm/ivf zygotes was done in imo using sofaacibsa and sofaabsa as basal medium of imo and in sofaabsa alone as control. for preparation of imo mature inbred strain c57bl/6 female mice were synchronized and mated with vasectomized males....

The digestibility of the hydrogenated derivative of an isomaltooligosaccharide mixture (IMO-H) was investigated. In an in vitro experiment, the digestibility of IMO-H was examined by models of the digestive system. IMO-H was resistant to two types of alpha-amylase and to artificial gastric juice. Enzymes in the rat small intestinal mucosa hydrolyzed tri-, tetra- and higher saccharide alcohols t...

BACKGROUND Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with probiotics has achieved effectiveness to a certain extent. Whether prebiotics will work is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of the prebiotic isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO) on visceral hypersensitivity (VHS) in rats and to explore potential mechanism. METHODS Water avoidance stress (WAS) was used...

The stress response in anterior pituitary (AP) is mediated by corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) acting through CRH-R1 and -R2, however, the function of CRH-R2 in AP is still not fully elucidated. We used 1-h long restraint (IMO) as well as restraint combined with water immersion (IMO+C). Using real-time PCR we quantified mRNA expression of CRH-R1, CRH-R2alpha-soluble and -insoluble, and cAM...

Introduction The use of fossil fuels as an energy source results in the emission of a complex mixture of gases, aerosols and particulate matter to the atmosphere. Legislation to limit these emissions has been implemented both on land and at sea in order to safeguard human health and the environment. However, such legislation began to be implemented earlier for land-based emissions than for emis...

Learning is inherently connected with Interactive Multiobjective Optimization (IMO), therefore, a systematic analysis of IMO from the learning perspective is worthwhile. After an introduction to the nature and the interest of learning within IMO, we consider two complementary aspects of learning: individual learning, i.e., what the decision maker can learn, and model or machine learning, i.e., ...

Isoma]too]igesaccharides (IMO) are a mixture of isomaltose, isomaltotriose, panose, isomaltotetraose, etc. IMO and its hydrogenated derivatiye (IMH) were characterized for their ]umina] clearance from rat jujunum loops as the indication of their digestibility. They were compared with a disaccharide fraction (IM2) and a higher oligosaccharide fraction (IM3) prepared from IMO, typical digestible ...