Low level of galacto-oligosaccharide in infant formula stimulates growth of intestinal Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 42, 2008, Pages 6564-6568

  Ben, Xiao Ming ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Feng, Zong Tai ^a   Shi, Sheng Yun ^a   Lu, Ya Dong ^a   Chen, Rui ^a   Zhou, Xiao Yu ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Human milk; Prebiotic; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GALACTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; GALACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD SAFETY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD REGURGITATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MILK LEVEL; PH; VOMITING; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ACETIC ACID; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; DEFECATION; FECES; FERMENTATION; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; MILK, HUMAN; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 63449096382     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.6564     Document Type: Article

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