Development of intestinal bacterial enzymes in infants - Relationship to mode of delivery and type of feeding

APMIS

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 655-660

  Grönlund, Minna Maija ^a   Salminen, Seppo ^b   Mykkänen, Hannu ^c   Kero, Pentti ^a   Lehtonen, Olli Pekka ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Faecal enzymes; Infant; Intestinal flora; Mode of delivery

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; UREASE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST MILK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTESTINE FLORA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032815747     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01455.x     Document Type: Article

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