Effect of formula thickened with locust bean gum on gastric emptying in infants

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 808-812

  Miyazawa, Reiko ^a   Tomomasa, Takeshi ^a   Kaneko, Hiroaki ^a   Morikawa, Akihiro ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastric emptying; Gastroesophageal reflux; Locust bean gum; Regurgitation; Thickened milk formula

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH EMPTYING; THERAPY EFFECT; THICKNESS;

FEMALE; GALACTANS; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANNANS; PLANT GUMS;

EID: 33750605405     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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