Effects of gut microbes on nutrient absorption and energy regulation

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-214

  Krajmalnik Brown, Rosa ^a   Ilhan, Zehra Esra ^a   Kang, Dae Wook ^a   DiBaise, John K ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

absorption; energy metabolism; malnutrition; metagenome; microbiome; obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; FATTY ACID; HYDROGEN; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; MONOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACETOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENERGY; ENERGY REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HOST; HUMAN; HYDROGEN METABOLISM; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID STORAGE; MALNUTRITION; METABOLISM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; REDUCTION; REVIEW; STOMACH BYPASS; SULFATE REDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALNUTRITION; METAGENOME; OBESITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS;

EID: 84859360110     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533611436116     Document Type: Review

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