Inhibitory Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) on the Azoxymethane-induced Colonic Preneoplastic Lesions

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-175

  Lee, Sang Myeong ^a   Lee, Wan Kyu ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aberrant crypt foci (ACF); Azoxymethane; Bifidobacterium longum HY8001; Cecal pH; Colon cancer; Lactobacillus acidophilus HY2104

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347486752     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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