Particle size of wheat bran in relation to colonic function in rats

LWT

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 735-742

  Ferguson, Lynnette R ^a   Harris, Philip J ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colonic function; Particle size; Rats; Wheat bran

Indexed keywords

MARTES PENNANTI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031281098     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1997.0260     Document Type: Article

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