Construction of a model of the human proximal colon

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2767-2774

  Jiménez Vera, Román ^a,b   Monroy, Oscar ^a   Corona Cruz, Alma ^c   García Garibay, Mariano ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colonic microbiota; Intestinal absorption; Laboratory colon model; Proximal human colon; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CHAINS; DIALYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

COLONIC MICROBIOTA; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LABORATORY COLON MODEL; PROXIMAL HUMAN COLON; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS;

DIALYSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 54849410075     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9803-6     Document Type: Article

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