Fermentation of dietary starch in humans

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1017-1020

  Ahmed, R ^a   Segal, I ^a   Hassan, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAIZE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETIC ACID; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BUTYRATES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLOSTOMY; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034037625     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00907-7     Document Type: Article

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