Evaluation of differential disaccharide excretion in urine for non-invasive investigation of altered intestinal disaccharidase activity caused by α-glucosidase inhibition, primary hypolactasia, and coeliac disease

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 374-381

  Bjarnason, I ^a   Batt, R ^b   Catt, S ^c   Macpherson, A ^a   Maxton, D ^c   Menzies, I S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Intestinal disaccharidases; Intestinal function; Intestinal permeability

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; DISACCHARIDASE; DISACCHARIDE; EMIGLITATE; LACTULOSE; MIGLITOL; SUCROSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0029825943     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.3.374     Document Type: Article

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