Deadaption and readaptation with lactose, but no cross-adaptation to lactulose: A case of occult colonic bacterial adaptation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 677-680

  Szilagyi, Andrew ^a   Cohen, Albert ^a   Vinokuroff, Christina ^a   Ahmad, Darakhshan ^b   Nathwani, Usha ^a   Yesovitch, Samara ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonic bacterial adaptation; Lactose; Lactulose

Indexed keywords

LACTASE; LACTOSE; LACTULOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON FLORA; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE ADAPTATION; ITALY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 10444230354     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/763529     Document Type: Article

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