Assimilation of cholestrol by lactobacillus species as probiotics

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 522-560

  Raghavan, C M ^a   Nanda, Anima ^b   Yuvaraj, R ^a   Mukesh Kumar, D J ^c   Senthil Murugan, A ^d   Balaji Raja, R ^e  

^a MGR College   (India)

^b SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^d Forest Research Centre   (India)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Cholesterol; Gastrointestinal disorders; Lactic acid bacteria; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860861895     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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