Effect of oral administration of folate sources on plasma folate levels in pigs: Comparison between reduced and oxidized forms of folate

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 497-502

  Mizuno, Y ^a   Kokue, E ^a   Ohnishi, N ^b   Toride, Y ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bacterial cell wall; Folate (reduced); Folic acid; Oral administration; Pig

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031312520     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-088     Document Type: Article

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