Faecal bacterial mass and energetic losses in healthy humans and patients with a short bowel syndrome

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-238

  Achour, L ^a   Nancey, S ^b   Moussata, D ^b   Graber, I ^b   Messing, B ^c   Flourie B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^c HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; NITROGEN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; DRY WEIGHT; FAT INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; RANK SUM TEST; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846965918     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602496     Document Type: Article

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