Supplementation of milk formula with galacto-oligosaccharides improves intestinal micro-flora and fermentation interm infants

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 927-931

  Ben, Xiao Ming ^a   Zhou, Xiao Yu ^a   Zhao, Wei Hua ^a   Yu, Wen Liang ^b   Pan, Wei ^b   Zhang, Wei Li ^c   Wu, Sheng Mei ^c   Van Beusekom, Christien M ^d   Schaafsma, Anne ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Galacto oligosaccharides; Infant; Intestinal micro flora

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; FOOD REGURGITATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; PH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOMITING;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 3242713160     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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