Tissue hypertrophy and epithelial proliferation rate in the gut of rats fed on bread and haricot beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 273-286

  Key, Fiona B ^a   Mcclean, Devina ^a   Mathers, J C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epithelial proliferation rate; Haricot beans; Short chain fatty acids; Tissue hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAN; BREAD; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CECUM; CELL LOSS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON; DIETARY INTAKE; DUODENUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; HYPERTROPHY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BREAD; CELL DIVISION; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EPITHELIUM; FABACEAE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HYPERTROPHY; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINES; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0029841295     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960031     Document Type: Article

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