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Modulation of Intestinal Phosphate Transport in Young Goats Fed a Low Phosphorus Diet
- Joie L. Behrens,
- Nadine Schnepel,
- Kathrin Hansen,
- Karin Hustedt,
- Marion Burmester,
- Stefanie Klinger,
- Gerhard Breves and
- Alexandra S. Muscher-Banse
The intestinal absorption of phosphate (Pi) takes place transcellularly through the active NaPi-cotransporters type IIb (NaPiIIb) and III (PiT1 and PiT2) and paracellularly by diffusion through tight junction (TJ) proteins. The localisation along the...