Dietary fibre metabolism and colon function
Dietary fibre is a complex material made up of plant cell polymers which are not digested by gastrointestinal enzymes of man but partially fermented by the commensal bacteria in the colon. Since in man most of the colon is not readily accessible, indirect methods must be sought to study dietary fibr...
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University of Edinburgh
1980
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