Nutrition
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 312-320 , March 2006

Two-week feeding of difructose anhydride III enhances calcium absorptive activity with epithelial cell proliferation in isolated rat cecal mucosa

  • Hitoshi Mineo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Northern Advancement Center for Science and Technology, Colabo-Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
    • Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Midori Amano

      Affiliations

    • Northern Advancement Center for Science and Technology, Colabo-Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
    • Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life Science, Fuji Women’s University, Ishikari, Japan
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  • Kimiko Minaminida, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Northern Advancement Center for Science and Technology, Colabo-Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
    • Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Hideyuki Chiji, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life Science, Fuji Women’s University, Ishikari, Japan
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  • Norihiro Shigematsu, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Central Research Center, Fancl Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Fusao Tomita, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Hara, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-11-706-3352; fax: +81-11-706-2504.

Received 15 March 2005 ,Accepted 2 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2005.06.015

Nutrition
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 312-320 , March 2006

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