Prebiotic potential of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in Wistar rats: Effects of levels of supplementation on hindgut fermentation, intestinal morphology, blood metabolites and immune response

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1689-1696

  Samal, Lipismita ^a   Chaturvedi, Vishwa Bandhu ^a   Saikumar, Guttula ^a   Somvanshi, Ramesh ^a   Pattanaik, Ashok Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Helianthus tuberosus; Hindgut fermentation; Immunity; Intestinal morphometry; Jerusalem artichoke; Metabolic profile

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; UREA;

ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNITY; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; PLANT TUBER; RAT; SUNFLOWER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CALCIUM; DIET; FERMENTATION; HELIANTHUS; HEMOGLOBINS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTESTINES; PLANT TUBERS; PREBIOTICS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UREA;

EID: 84928523611     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6873     Document Type: Article

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