Functional food science and gastrointestinal physiology and function

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Salminen, S ^a   Bouley, C ^b   Boutron Ruault, M C ^c   Cummings, J H ^d   Franck, A ^e   Gibson, G R ^f   Isolauri, E ^g   Moreau, M C ^h   Roberfroid, M ⁱ   Rowland, I ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Groupe Danone   (France)

^c Hopital Saint Lazare   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e ORAFTI   (Belgium)

^f INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^h CEMAGREF   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Gastrointestinal function; Immune system; Microflora

Indexed keywords

INTESTINE ENZYME;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON CROHN DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSTIPATION; FERMENTATION; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 2342660790     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn19980108     Document Type: Review

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