Nutritional factors influencing intestinal health of the neonate

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 687-696

  Jacobi, Sheila K ^a   Odle, Jack ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; BREAST MILK; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84872773618     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.112.002683     Document Type: Review

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