Acidic fermentation in the caecum increases absorption of calcium and magnesium in the large intestine of the rat

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-314

  Younes, Hassan ^a   Demigné, Christian ^a   Rémésy, Christian ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Caecum; Calcium; Fermentation; Rat; Resistant starch

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; POTATO STARCH; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STARCH;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CECUM; COLON ABSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CECUM; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FECES; FERMENTATION; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, LARGE; MAGNESIUM; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM;

EID: 0029916804     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960132     Document Type: Article

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