Intestinal Bacterial β-Glucuronidase Activity of Patients with Colon Cancer

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 564-567

  Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Jin, Young Ho ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1,2 Dimethylhydrazine; Colon cancer; Intestinal bacteria; Glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COLON TUMOR; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PH; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035748644     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02975166     Document Type: Article

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