Konjac glucomannan consumption may enhance equol production in mice

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 376-379

  Tamura, Motoi ^a   Tsushida, Tojiro ^a   Shinohara, Kazuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daidzein; Equol; Mouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849186668     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.11.376     Document Type: Article

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