Jim Croom

Faculty Memberships:

• Anatomy, Physiology & Radiology
• Physiology
• Animal Science
• Nutrition
• Poultry Science

Educational Background:

• B.S. 1972 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Animal Husbandry
• M.S. 1975 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Dairy Science
• Ph.D. 1977 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Nutritional Science
• 1999 Fellow American College of Nutrition

Teaching Interests:

• PO/ANS/NTR 415 Comparative Nutrition

Research Interests:

Nutrition, metabolism and digestive physiology of poultry, domestic livestock and humans.

Special areas of interest include neuroendocrine regulation of digestive and absorptive processes. Mechanisms of probioticsupplementation on alterations in intestinal function currently being emphasized. Application of basic biological concepts elucidated in poultry are being applied to the study of human disease such as Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and autism.

Representative Publications:

• Croom, J. and I. L. Taylor. 2001. Neuropeptide Y, Peptide YY and Aluminum in Alzheimer's Disease: Is There an Etiological Relationship? J. Inorganic Biochem. (in press).
• Croom, J. 2001. Piracetam study: Poorly designed and misinterpreted. Arch. Pediatr. Adolsec. Med. (in press).
• Peebles, E. D., J. Croom, W. R. Maslin, S. K. Whitmarsh, L. R. Daniel and I. L. Taylor. 2001. In ovo Peptide YY Administration And Epidermal Growth Factor Administration and Their Effects On Growth, Yolk Sac Absorption and Yolk Stalk Function in Posthatch Broiler Chicks. Comp. Physiol. Biochem. Part A., 130(4): 741.
• Berg, B. M., J. Croom, J. M. Fernandez, J. W. Spears, E. J. Eisen, I. L. Taylor, L. R. Daniel, B. A. Boeheim and P. J. Mannon. 2000. Peptide YY administration decreases brain aluminum in the Ts65Dn Down syndrome mouse model. Growth, Development and Aging. 64:3. (PubMed Abstract)
• Croom, W.J., J. Brake, B.A. Coles, G.B. Havenstein, V.L. Christensen, B.W. McBride, D.E. Peebles, and I.L. Taylor. 1999. Is intestinal absorption capacity rate-limiting for performance in poultry. J. Applied Poul. Res. 8:242.
• Cefalu, J.A., W.J. Croom, E.J. Eisen, E.E. Jones, and L.R. Daniel. 1998. Jejunal function and plasma amino acid concentrations in the segmented trisomic Ts65Dn mouse. Growth, Aging and Dev. 62:47-59.
• Croom, W.J., B.W. McBride, A.R. Bird, Y.K. Fan, J. Odle, and I.L. Taylor. 1998. Regulation of intestinal glucose absorption: A new issue in animal production. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 78:1-13.
• Fan, Y. K., W. J. Croom, Jr., E. J. Eisen, L. R. Daniel, B. L. Black and B. W. McBride. 1996. Selection for growth does not affect apparent energetic efficiency of jejunal glucose uptake in mice. J. Nutr. 126: 2851-2860.
• Fan, Y. K., W. J. Croom, Jr., L. R. Daniel, A. R. Bird, B. L. Black, E. J. Eisen and B. W. McBride. 1996. Selection for body composition does not affect energetic efficiency of jejunal glucose uptake in mice. J. Nutr. 126:2861-2866.
• Bird, A. R., W. J. Croom, Jr., Y. K. Fan, B. L. Black, B. W. McBride and I. L. Taylor. 1996. Peptide regulation of intestinal glucose absorption. J. Anim. Sci. 74:2523-2540.