Energy values of non-starch polysaccharides: Comparative studies in humans and rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 108-116

  Wisker, Elisabeth ^a   Knudsen, Knud Erik Bach ^b   Daniel, Martina ^a   Eggum, Björn O ^b   Feldheim, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

energy values; humans; non starch polysaccharides; rats

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 0031016423     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.1.108     Document Type: Article

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