A Resistant Protein, Sericin Improves Atropine-Induced Constipation in Rats

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 280-283

  Sasaki, Masahiro ^a   Yamada, Hideyuki ^a   Kato, Norihisa ^b  

^a Seiren Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Constipation; Protease; Protein digestibility; Resistant protein; Sericin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008779196     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.6.280     Document Type: Article

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