Variations in faecal bacterial enzyme activities and associations with bowel function and diet in elderly subjects

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-41

  Mykkanen H ^a   Laiho, K ^a   Salminen, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION;

A-SPOTS; BACTERIAL ENZYMES; BOWEL FUNCTIONS; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY; GLUCURONIDASE; OLDER PEOPLE; SAMPLING METHOD; SPOT SAMPLES;

ENZYMES;

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DIETARY FIBER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031880343     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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