Passage of foreign proteins across the intestinal wall of newborn rabbits.
Foreign proteins penetrate across the wall of rabbit jejunum takes place within the first eight hours after birth. Sensitization by foreign protein (cow's milk protein) during early postnatal ontogeny is the cause of death of artificially fed germfree rabbits at the age of 21-23 d.
D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism*; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000378:metabolism*
D008894:Milk Proteins