Different effects of difructose anhydride III and inulin-type fructans on caecal microbiota in rats

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 358-364

  Tamura, Akiko ^a,b   Mita, Yuki ^c   Shigematsu, Norihiro ^a   Hara, Hiroshi ^b   Nishimura, Naomichi ^c  

^a Central Research Development Laboratory Fancl Corporation   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAYORO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caecum; Difructose anhydride III; Fructooligosaccharides; Inulin; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DIFRUCTOSE ANHYDRIDE III; DISACCHARIDE; IDOLAX; INULIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CALORIC INTAKE; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CECUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISACCHARIDES; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; INULIN; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEIGHT GAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33750063213     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390600884344     Document Type: Article

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