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Polyamines as a very interesting vital compounds are present in all living organism including animals, plants, microbes and human. This book introduces what are the polyamines and their biological effect in the broiler chicken s body. The most important function of polyamines is their effects on cell growth, differentiation and normal functioning of every cell-type. Luminal polyamines are important local factors for growth and the development of small intestinal and colonic mucosa. Additionally, the effects of polyamines on calcium homeostasis are accomplished via the activation of calcium sensing receptors.

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S.M. Hashemi was born on Sep. 1967 in Qom, Iran. He completed master degree courses in animal sciences in 1997 at Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) and was granted Doctor of Philosophy degree in June 2013 in the field of Monogastric Animal Nutrition at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

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