The water-soluble extract of chicory affects rat intestinal morphology similarly to other non-starch polysaccharides

Nutrition Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1299-1307

  Kim, Meehye ^a  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chicory; Dietary fibers; Intestinal morphology; Non starch polysaccharides; Rats

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHICORY EXTRACT; INULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CECUM; CHICORY; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; ILEUM; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; INTESTINE VILLUS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 0036847244     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(02)00423-2     Document Type: Article

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