Diet and carcinogen alter the fecal microbial populations of rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 449-457

  Maciorowski, Kenneth G ^a   Turner, Nancy D ^a   Lupton, Joanne R ^a   Chapkin, Robert S ^a   Shermer, Casendra L ^a   Ha, Sang D ^a,b   Ricke, Steven C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health Technology Planning and Evaluation Board   (South Korea)

Author keywords

azoxymethane; bacteria; cancer; colon; fiber; rats

Indexed keywords

AZOXYMETHANE; CARCINOGEN; CELLULOSE; CORN OIL; FISH OIL; PECTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030943748     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.3.449     Document Type: Article

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