Fermentable carbohydrate exerts a urea-lowering effect in normal and nephrectomized rats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 35-3, 1997, Pages

  Younes, Hassan ^a   Rémésy, Christian ^a   Behr, Stephen ^b   Demigné, Christian ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

cecum; fermentation; inulin; nitrogen excretion; resistant starch

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CASEIN; INULIN; POTATO STARCH; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES LEVEL; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030938236     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.272.3.g515     Document Type: Article

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