Effect of probiotics on constipation, fecal azoreductase activity and fecal mucin content in the elderly

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 159-162

  Ouwehand, Arthur C ^a   Lagström, Hanna ^a   Suomalainen, Tarja ^a,b   Salminen, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b VALIO LTD   (Finland)

Author keywords

Azoreductase; Constipation; Elderly; Lactobacillus sp.; Mucin; Probiotics; Propionibacterium sp.

Indexed keywords

AZO REDUCTASE; LAXATIVE; MUCIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; INTESTINE; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE REPORT; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MUCINS; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROBIOTICS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; HUMANS;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS SP.; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII;

EID: 0035995860     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063075     Document Type: Article

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