Butyric acid from the diet: Actions at the level of gene expression

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-297

  Smith, Janet G ^a   Yokoyama, Wallace H ^b   German, J Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Apoptosis; Butyric acid; Chromatin; Fiber

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CLASSIFICATION; COLON; COLON DISEASE; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHROMATIN; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS;

EID: 0032067472     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408699891274200     Document Type: Article

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