Iron absorption in rats increased by yeast glucan

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1744-1747

  Mai, Tathi Tuyet ^a   Hirunuma, Rieko ^b,c   Takasaki, Satoko ^d   Yasue, Masaaki ^d   Enomoto, Shuichi ^c   Kimura, Shuichi ^b   Chuyen, Nguyen Van ^a  

^a JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHOWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

^d ASAHI BREWERIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brewer s yeast; Glucan; Iron absorption; Mannan; Yeast

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN; IRON; MANNAN;

ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL WALL; DRUG EFFECT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SMALL INTESTINE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CELL WALL; GLUCANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; IRON; MALE; MANNANS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036690080     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.1744     Document Type: Article

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