Effects of the type and level of dietary fibre supplements on nitrogen retention and excretion patterns

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 461-469

  Tetens, Inge ^a,c   Livesey, G ^b   Eggum, B O ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Nitrogen excretion; Nitrogen retention

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; NITROGEN; PECTIN; STARCH;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; FERMENTATION; LARGE INTESTINE; MAIZE; MALE; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN;

ANIMALS; CELLULOSE; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; MALE; NITROGEN; PECTINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029923064     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960147     Document Type: Article

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