Effect of oil palm phenolics on gastrointestinal transit, contractility and motility in the rat

The effects of a novel water soluble polyphenolics preparation (oil palm phenolics; OPP) on whole gastrointestinal transit, ex vivo proximal and distal colonic contractility and intact expulsion time in the distal colon were examined. Nine weeks of dietary supplementation with OPP at 50 mg gallic ac...

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Main Authors: Glen S. Patten, Mahinda Y. Abeywardena, Kalyana Sundram, Yew Ai Tan, Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615002923