Effects of Anatomy and Diet on Gastrointestinal pH in Rodents

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 319, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 225-229

  Kohl, Kevin D ^a   Stengel, Ashley ^a   Samuni Blank, Michal ^b   Dearing, M Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; RODENTIA; STOMACH;

RODENTIA;

EID: 84875920274     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1786     Document Type: Article

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