Ingestion of raffinose promotes calcium absorption in the large intestine of rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 384-389

  Mitamura, Rieko ^a   Hara, Hiroshi ^a   Aoyama, Yoritaka ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium absorption; Ovariectomy; Raffinose; Rats

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; RAFFINOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; KINETICS; LARGE INTESTINE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CECUM; COLON; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, LARGE; KINETICS; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; RAFFINOSE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4544361986     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.384     Document Type: Article

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