Gut responses to enteral nutrition in preterm infants and animals

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 231, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1695-1711

  Sangild, Per T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal model; Fetus; Gastrointestinal; Milk; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BLOOD FLOW; BODY SIZE; CESAREAN SECTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; METABOLIC REGULATION; MICROFLORA; MILK YIELD; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LOADING; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845249699     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153537020623101106     Document Type: Short Survey

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