Transport of bacteria across and along the large intestinal lumen of guinea pigs

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-178

  Takahashi, Toru ^a,b   Sakaguchi, Ei ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behaviour of bacteria; Guinea pigs; Intestinal lumen; Large intestine; Microenvironments

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; COLON; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; LARGE INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COLON; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIGS; INTESTINE, LARGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 31544463850     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-005-0039-6     Document Type: Article

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