The effect of food restriction on the composition of intestinal microflora in rats

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-247

  Henderson, Allison L ^a   Cao, Wei Wen ^a   Wang, Rong Fu ^a   Lu, Ming Hsiung ^a   Cerniglia, Carl E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular fatty acids; Food restriction; Intestinal microflora; Polymerase chain reaction; Rats

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; RNA 16S;

AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FATTY ACIDS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INTESTINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031968928     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(97)00091-0     Document Type: Article

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