@article {10.3844/ajptsp.2007.170.177, article_type = {journal}, title = {A Combined Phytohemagglutinin And α-Ketoglutarate Pharmacology Study of Gut Morphology and Growth in Older Adult Rats}, author = {Filip, R. and Harrison, A. and Pierzynowski, S. G.}, volume = {2}, year = {2007}, month = {Dec}, pages = {170-177}, doi = {10.3844/ajptsp.2007.170.177}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajptsp.2007.170.177}, abstract = {This study has evaluated the effect of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) in combination with alpha-ketoglutaric acid (AKG), on GI-tract morphology and N balance in adult rats. Rats, aged approx. 15 months, were assigned to one of four experimental groups, (1) Control group, (2) AKG group, (3) AKG+PHA 100% group and (4) AKG+PHA 1% group. AKG and AKG+PHA were administered via a stomach tube. Rats were treated for a period of 7 days before being killed humanely. Lighter GI-tract weights were found in the AKG and AKG+PHA 1% groups (6.8%, p}, journal = {American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology}, publisher = {Science Publications} }