Effect of probiotics on five biochemical microflora-associated characteristics, in vitro and in vivo

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-79

  Cardona, Maria E ^a   Vanay, Vibeke de V ^a   Midtvedt, Tore ^a   Norin, Elisabeth ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

glucuronidases, gnotobiotic mice, microflora associated characteristic; Germ free; Germ free animal characteristic; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BETA ASPARTYLGLYCINE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BILIRUBIN; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; MUCIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROBILINOGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GNOTOBIOTICS; HOST; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; MICROFLORA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MAMMALIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036318170     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11026480213012     Document Type: Article

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