A large pool of available folate exists in the large intestine of human infants and piglets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1389-1394

  Kim, Tae Hee ^a   Yang, Jimao ^a   Darling, Pauline B ^b   O'Connor, Deborah L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folate; Folate bioavailability; Humans; Infants; Pigs

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ABSORPTION; COLON FLORA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2642544154     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.6.1389     Document Type: Article

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