Effect of olestra on faecal water and short-chain fatty acids

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-17

  Siigur, U ^a,b   Norini, K E ^b   Allgood, G ^c   Schlagheck, T ^c   Midtvedt, T ^b  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faecal water; Faeces; Microbial ecology; Olestra; SCFA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030040018     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08910609609167724     Document Type: Article

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