Fecal acetate is inversely related to acetate absorption from the human rectum and distal colon

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3145-3148

  Vogt, Janet A ^a   Wolever, Thomas M S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption; Acetate; Colon; Propionate; SCFA

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; BREATH ANALYSIS; COLON ABSORPTION; COLON FLORA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DIFFUSION; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; RECTUM;

EID: 0141528823     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.10.3145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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