The ability of green tea to positively modulate key markers of gastrointestinal function in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1614-1619

  Molan, Abdul Lateef ^a   Liu, Zhuojian ^a   Tiwari, Ruby ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Green tea; Prebiotic activity; Rats; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; MINERAL; SELENIUM; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CECUM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION SIZE; RAT;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDES; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; GLUCURONIDASE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LACTOBACILLACEAE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELENIUM; TEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78049444761     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3145     Document Type: Article

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