Folate and fiber in the prevention of colorectal cancer: Between shadows and the light

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 921-926

  Du, Wan ^a   Li, Wen Ying ^a   Lu, Rong ^a   Fang, Jing Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Colorectal cancer; Fiber; Folate; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FIBER; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD COMPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77649263793     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.921     Document Type: Review

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