An inulin-type fructan enhances calcium absorption primarily via an effect on colonic absorption in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2208-2212

  Abrams, Steven A ^a,b,c   Hawthorne, Keli M ^b   Aliu, Oluseyi ^b   Hicks, Penni D ^b   Chen, Zhensheng ^b   Griffin, Ian J ^a,b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FRUCTAN; INULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCULATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; KINETICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 34948831674     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.10.2208     Document Type: Article

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