The effect of caecectomy on the faecal concentrations of urobilinogen and active trypsin in mice

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 61-65

  Henriksson, A ^a   Khaled, A K D ^a   Conway, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caecectomy; Trypsin; Urobilinogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842568223     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08910609609166444     Document Type: Article

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