Effect of synbiotics on intestinal microflora and digestive enzyme activities in rats

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 47, 2005, Pages 7413-7417

  Yang, Suh Ching ^a   Chen, Ju Yen ^a,b   Shang, Huey Fang ^d   Cheng, Ting Ying ^c   Tsou, Su Chen ^c   Chen, Jiun Rong ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Viva Life Science/Westar Nutrition   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Digestive enzyme activity; Intestinal microflora; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FLORAGARD; FOLIC ACID; INTESTINE ENZYME; INULIN; LACTASE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NICOTINIC ACID; OLIGO 1,6 GLUCOSIDASE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; SUCRASE; SYNBIOTIC; THIAMINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTESTINE FLORA; JEJUNUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 31144478375     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7413     Document Type: Article

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