Protects gut under heat
Organic zinc with moderate chelation strength maintains intestinal epithelial integrity and barrier function under heat stress better than inorganic zinc.
Huang, Liang · Lu, Lin · Lin, Xi · Liu, Hsiao Ching S. · Odle, Jack · See, Miles Todd · Zhang, Liyang · Wu, Wei · Luo, Xugang · Liao, Xiudong
Poultry Science 2024
50 μmol/L organic zinc significantly increased cell proliferation
50 μmol/L organic zinc had the lowest LDH activity
50 μmol/L organic zinc had the highest tight junction protein expression