Does dietary fibre stimulate intestinal epithelial cell proliferation in germ free rats?

Gut

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 820-825

  Goodlad, R A ^a   Ratcliffe, B ^b   Fordham, J P ^b   Wright, N A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL GROWTH; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HINDGUT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; COLON; DIETARY FIBER; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GERM-FREE LIFE; INTESTINE, SMALL; RATS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024308206     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.30.6.820     Document Type: Article

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