In vitro degradation and in vivo passage kinetics of carvacrol, thymol, eugenol and trans-cinnamaldehyde along the gastrointestinal tract of piglets

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2371-2381

  Michiels, Joris ^a,b   Missotten, Joris ^b   Dierick, Noël ^b   Fremaut, Dirk ^a   Maene, Peter ^a   De Smet, Stefaan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Absorption; Carvacrol; Degradation; Eugenol; Kinetics; Pigs; Thymol; trans cinnamaldehyde

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 55449096041     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3358     Document Type: Article

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