Administration of folate-producing bifidobacteria enhances folate status in wistar rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2742-2746

  Pompei, Anna ^a   Cordisco, Lisa ^a   Amaretti, Alberto ^b   Zanoni, Simona ^a   Raimondi, Stefano ^b   Matteuzzi, Diego ^a   Rossi, Maddalena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENTEROCOCCUS; FERMENTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYMBIOSIS; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 37149034723     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.12.2742     Document Type: Article

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