%0 Journal Article %T Gene Expression Profiles of Colonic Mucosa in Healthy Young Adult and Senior Dogs %A Dong Yong Kil %A Brittany M. Vester Boler %A Carolyn J. Apanavicius %A Lawrence B. Schook %A Kelly S. Swanson %J PLOS ONE %D 2012 %I Public Library of Science (PLoS) %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0012882 %X We have previously reported the effects of age and diet on nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and large intestinal fermentation patterns in healthy young adult and senior dogs. However, a genome-wide molecular analysis of colonic mucosa as a function of age and diet has not yet been performed in dogs. %U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012882