Germinated barley foodstuff improves constipation induced by loperamide in rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1788-1790

  Kanauchi, Osamu ^a   Hitomi, Yoshitaka ^a   Agata, Kazue ^a   Nakamura, Tomohiko ^a   Fushiki, Tohru ^a,b  

^a KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Constipation; Dietary fiber; Germinated barley; Rat

Indexed keywords

LOPERAMIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARLEY; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; HORDEUM; LOPERAMIDE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032150701     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1788     Document Type: Article

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