Dietary fibre and intestinal microflora: Effects on intestinal morphometry and crypt branching

Gut

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 799-806

  McCullough, J S ^a   Ratcliffe, B ^b   Mandir, N ^c   Carr, K E ^c   Goodlad, R A ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epithelium; Fermentation; Fibre; Intestine; Microflora; Mucus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031862832     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.42.6.799     Document Type: Article

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