Effects of probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic follow-up infant formulas on large intestine morphology and bone mineralisation in rats

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1059-1068

  Pérez Conesa, Darío ^a   López, Ginés ^a   Ros, Gaspar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epithelial cell proliferation; Infant formula; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; RATTUS;

EID: 34247526948     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2812     Document Type: Article

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