Prebiotics: Definition and protective mechanisms

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 27-37

  Valcheva, Rosica ^a   Dieleman, Levinus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Definition; Intestinal microbiota; Prebiotics; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG MECHANISM; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INGESTION; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; DIET; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; PREBIOTICS;

EID: 84959498420     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: 15321916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.02.008     Document Type: Review

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