Localization and capacity of sphingomyelin digestion in the rat intestinal tract

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 112-118

  Nyberg, Lena ^a   Nilsson, Åke ^b   Lundgren, Pia ^b   Duan, Rui Dong ^b  

^a Swedish Dairies' Association   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ceramide formation; intestine; rat; sphingomyelin digestion

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOSINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 0030964872     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(97)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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