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Physiol."],"abstract":"<jats:p>Our previous study demonstrated that the absorption of zinc (Zn) from the organic Zn proteinate with moderate chelation strength was significantly higher than that of Zn from the inorganic Zn sulfate in the <jats:italic>in situ<\/jats:italic> ligated duodenal segment of broilers, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. The present study aimed to determine the effect of organic Zn with moderate chelation strength and inorganic Zn on the Zn absorption in the small intestine and the expression of related transporters in the duodenum of broilers. The Zn-deficient broilers (13 days old) were fed with the Zn-unsupplemented basal diets (control) containing 25.72 and 25.64\u00a0mg Zn\/kg by analysis or the basal diets supplemented with 60\u00a0mg Zn\/kg as the Zn sulfate or the Zn proteinate with moderate chelation strength (Zn-Prot M) for 26\u00a0days. The results showed that the plasma Zn contents from the hepatic portal vein of broilers at 28 days and 39\u00a0days of age were increased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) by Zn addition and greater (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) in the Zn-Prot M than in the Zn sulfate. On d 28, Zn addition upregulated (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) mRNA expression of zinc transporter 1 (ZnT1), Zrt-irt-like protein 5 (ZIP5), y + L-type amino transporter 2 (y + LAT2) and b<jats:sup>0,+<\/jats:sup>-type amino acid transporter (rBAT), zinc transporter 4 (ZnT4) protein expression, and zinc transporter 9 (ZnT9) mRNA and protein expression in the duodenum. Moreover, ZnT9 mRNA expression, ZnT4, ZIP5, and rBAT protein expression, zinc transporter 7 (ZnT7), and y + LAT2 mRNA and protein expression in the duodenum of broilers on 28\u00a0days were higher (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) in the Zn-Prot M than in the Zn sulfate. On d 39, supplemental Zn increased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) peptide-transporter 1 (PepT1) mRNA expression and y + LAT2 protein expression, while the mRNA expression of ZnT7 and Zrt-irt-like protein 3 (ZIP3) were higher (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) for the Zn-Prot M than for the Zn sulfate in the duodenum. 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